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Analysis 12.5. Comparison 12 Artesunate plus amodiaquine vs Artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine,<br />

Outcome 5 Serious adverse events (including deaths).<br />

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

Comparison: 12 Artesunate plus amodiaquine vs Artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

Outcome: 5 Serious adverse events (including deaths)<br />

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

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

Hamour 2003 SDN 0/81 0/80 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Swarthout 2004 ZAR 0/90 0/90 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Djimde 2004 MLI 1/252 0/250 2.98 [ 0.12, 72.71 ]<br />

Kayentao 2006 MLI 0/133 1/132 0.33 [ 0.01, 8.05 ]<br />

Total (95% CI) 556 552 0.99 [ 0.14, 7.02 ]<br />

Total events: 1 (AS+AQ), 1 (AS+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 0.91, df = 1 (P = 0.34); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.01 (P = 0.99)<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 />

0.01 0.1 1 10 100<br />

Favours ASAQ Favours ASSP<br />

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