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Study or subgroup AL6 AS+AQ Risk Ratio Risk Ratio<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 11.04, df = 7 (P = 0.14); I 2 =37%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.31 (P = 0.76)<br />

3 Total Failure Day 28 PCR adjusted (indeterminate PCR included as failures)<br />

n/N n/N M-H,Fixed,95% CI M-H,Fixed,95% CI<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 0/147 0/340 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Guthmann 2004 AGO 0/59 0/60 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Falade 2005 NGA 0/59 0/56 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Bukirwa 2005 UGA 5/105 1/69 3.29 [ 0.39, 27.52 ]<br />

Dorsey 2006 UGA 0/95 3/101 0.15 [ 0.01, 2.90 ]<br />

Owusu-Agyei 2006 GHA 21/131 10/139 2.23 [ 1.09, 4.55 ]<br />

Adjei 2006 GHA 4/101 2/104 2.06 [ 0.39, 11.00 ]<br />

Kobbe 2007 GHA 12/92 8/89 1.45 [ 0.62, 3.38 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 789 958 1.72 [ 1.06, 2.78 ]<br />

Total events: 42 (AL6), 24 (AS+AQ)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 3.66, df = 4 (P = 0.45); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 2.22 (P = 0.027)<br />

4 Total Failure Day 28 PCR adjusted (new infections included as successes)<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 0/147 0/349 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Guthmann 2004 AGO 0/61 0/64 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Falade 2005 NGA 0/62 0/61 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Bukirwa 2005 UGA 5/202 1/201 4.98 [ 0.59, 42.21 ]<br />

Dorsey 2006 UGA 0/100 3/105 0.15 [ 0.01, 2.87 ]<br />

Adjei 2006 GHA 4/103 2/107 2.08 [ 0.39, 11.10 ]<br />

Owusu-Agyei 2006 GHA 21/152 10/151 2.09 [ 1.02, 4.28 ]<br />

Kobbe 2007 GHA 12/103 8/96 1.40 [ 0.60, 3.27 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 930 1134 1.70 [ 1.06, 2.75 ]<br />

Total events: 42 (AL6), 24 (AS+AQ)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 4.14, df = 4 (P = 0.39); I 2 =3%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 2.18 (P = 0.029)<br />

5 Total Failure Day 28 PCR adjusted (losses to follow up included as failures)<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 2/149 11/360 0.44 [ 0.10, 1.96 ]<br />

Guthmann 2004 AGO 4/65 5/69 0.85 [ 0.24, 3.03 ]<br />

Falade 2005 NGA 4/66 5/66 0.80 [ 0.22, 2.85 ]<br />

Bukirwa 2005 UGA 7/204 4/204 1.75 [ 0.52, 5.89 ]<br />

Adjei 2006 GHA 12/111 11/116 1.14 [ 0.52, 2.48 ]<br />

Owusu-Agyei 2006 GHA 46/177 37/178 1.25 [ 0.86, 1.83 ]<br />

<strong>Artemisinin</strong>-<strong>based</strong> <strong>combination</strong> <strong>therapy</strong> <strong>for</strong> treating uncomplicated malaria (Review)<br />

Copyright © 2009 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Cochrane</strong> Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<br />

0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000<br />

Favours AL6 Favours AS+AQ<br />

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