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Analysis 10.5. Comparison 10 Artemether-lumefantrine vs Artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine,<br />

Outcome 5 P. vivax parasitaemia.<br />

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

Comparison: 10 Artemether-lumefantrine vs Artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

Outcome: 5 P. vivax parasitaemia<br />

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

1 P. vivax parasitaemia by day 42 (P. vivax P. falciparum at baseline)<br />

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

Karunajeewa 2007 PNG 23/33 26/39 100.0 % 1.05 [ 0.76, 1.43 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 33 39 100.0 % 1.05 [ 0.76, 1.43 ]<br />

Total events: 23 (AL6), 26 (AS+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.28 (P = 0.78)<br />

2 P. vivax parasitaemia by day 42 (P. falciparum mono-infection at baseline)<br />

Karunajeewa 2007 PNG 66/102 56/94 100.0 % 1.09 [ 0.87, 1.35 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 102 94 100.0 % 1.09 [ 0.87, 1.35 ]<br />

Total events: 66 (AL6), 56 (AS+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.74 (P = 0.46)<br />

0.01 0.1 1 10 100<br />

Favours AL6 Favours AS+SP<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 />

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