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Analysis 13.6. Comparison 13 Artesunate plus amodiaquine vs Amodiaquine plus sulfadoxinepyrimethamine,<br />

Outcome 6 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: 13 Artesunate plus amodiaquine vs Amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

Outcome: 6 Serious adverse events (including deaths)<br />

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

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

Staedke 2003 UGA 1/134 6/134 0.17 [ 0.02, 1.37 ]<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 0/360 0/161 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Mutabingwa 2004 TZA 0/515 1/519 0.34 [ 0.01, 8.23 ]<br />

Yeka 2004 UGA 4/731 12/730 0.33 [ 0.11, 1.03 ]<br />

Dorsey 2006 UGA 15/232 16/253 1.02 [ 0.52, 2.02 ]<br />

Kayentao 2006 MLI 0/133 0/132 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Menard 2006 MDG 0/83 0/83 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Total (95% CI) 2188 2012 0.61 [ 0.36, 1.03 ]<br />

Total events: 20 (AS+AQ), 35 (AQ+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 4.92, df = 3 (P = 0.18); I 2 =39%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.84 (P = 0.065)<br />

0.01 0.1 1 10 100<br />

Favours ASAQ Favours AQSP<br />

Analysis 14.1. Comparison 14 Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine dose analysis: 3 dose vs 4 dose regimen,<br />

Outcome 1 Total Failure PCR unadjusted.<br />

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

Comparison: 14 Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine dose analysis: 3 dose vs 4 dose regimen<br />

Outcome: 1 Total Failure PCR unadjusted<br />

Study or subgroup DHA-P (4 doses) DHA-P (3 doses) Risk Ratio Weight Risk Ratio<br />

1 Day 63<br />

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

Ashley 2004 THA 18/155 11/163 100.0 % 1.72 [ 0.84, 3.53 ]<br />

Total (95% CI) 155 163 100.0 % 1.72 [ 0.84, 3.53 ]<br />

Total events: 18 (DHA-P (4 doses)), 11 (DHA-P (3 doses))<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.48 (P = 0.14)<br />

0.01 0.1 1 10 100<br />

Favours DHA-P (4 doses) Favours DHA-P (3 doses)<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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