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Analysis 13.1. Comparison 13 Artesunate plus amodiaquine vs Amodiaquine plus sulfadoxinepyrimethamine,<br />

Outcome 1 Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day 28 PCR unadjusted.<br />

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

Comparison: 13 Artesunate plus amodiaquine vs Amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

Outcome: 1 Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day 28 PCR unadjusted<br />

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

1 East Africa<br />

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

Staedke 2003 UGA 19/130 24/129 17.6 % 0.79 [ 0.45, 1.36 ]<br />

Karema 2004 RWA 45/251 66/255 21.2 % 0.69 [ 0.49, 0.97 ]<br />

Yeka 2004 UGA 350/706 315/701 23.9 % 1.10 [ 0.99, 1.23 ]<br />

Mutabingwa 2004 TZA 193/472 282/463 23.7 % 0.67 [ 0.59, 0.77 ]<br />

Dorsey 2006 UGA 7/105 25/105 13.6 % 0.28 [ 0.13, 0.62 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 1664 1653 100.0 % 0.72 [ 0.51, 1.01 ]<br />

Total events: 614 (AS+AQ), 712 (AQ+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.11; Chi 2 = 42.74, df = 4 (P

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