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Analysis 13.2. Comparison 13 Artesunate plus amodiaquine vs Amodiaquine plus sulfadoxinepyrimethamine,<br />

Outcome 2 Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day 28 PCR adjusted.<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: 2 Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day 28 PCR adjusted<br />

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

1 East Africa<br />

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

Yeka 2004 UGA 49/405 79/465 0.71 [ 0.51, 0.99 ]<br />

Karema 2004 RWA 16/222 38/227 0.43 [ 0.25, 0.75 ]<br />

Dorsey 2006 UGA 2/100 16/96 0.12 [ 0.03, 0.51 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 727 788 0.44 [ 0.22, 0.89 ]<br />

Total events: 67 (AS+AQ), 133 (AQ+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.25; Chi 2 = 7.34, df = 2 (P = 0.03); I 2 =73%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 2.30 (P = 0.022)<br />

2 West Africa<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 0/340 0/154 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Kayentao 2006 MLI 6/79 1/128 9.72 [ 1.19, 79.26 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 419 282 9.72 [ 1.19, 79.26 ]<br />

Total events: 6 (AS+AQ), 1 (AQ+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.0; Chi 2 = 0.0, df = 0 (P = 1.00); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 2.12 (P = 0.034)<br />

3 Other<br />

Menard 2006 MDG 6/70 3/78 2.23 [ 0.58, 8.58 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 70 78 2.23 [ 0.58, 8.58 ]<br />

Total events: 6 (AS+AQ), 3 (AQ+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.17 (P = 0.24)<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 AQSP<br />

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