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Analysis 15.6. Comparison 15 Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine dose analysis (versus Artesunate plus<br />

mefloquine), Outcome 6 Total Failure 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: 15 Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine dose analysis (versus Artesunate plus mefloquine)<br />

Outcome: 6 Total Failure Day 28 PCR adjusted<br />

Study or subgroup DHA-P ASMQ Risk Ratio Risk Ratio<br />

1 DHA-P 4 doses<br />

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

Ashley 2003a THA 1/59 0/59 3.00 [ 0.12, 72.18 ]<br />

Ashley 2004 THA 1/154 7/151 0.14 [ 0.02, 1.12 ]<br />

Janssens 2003 KHM 2/195 1/206 2.11 [ 0.19, 23.11 ]<br />

Tran 2002 VNM 0/166 0/77 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 574 493 0.79 [ 0.10, 6.11 ]<br />

Total events: 4 (DHA-P), 8 (ASMQ)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 1.62; Chi 2 = 3.99, df = 2 (P = 0.14); I 2 =50%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.22 (P = 0.82)<br />

2 DHA-P 3 doses<br />

Ashley 2004 THA 1/161 7/151 0.13 [ 0.02, 1.08 ]<br />

Smithuis 2004 MMR 2/315 0/316 5.02 [ 0.24, 104.06 ]<br />

Tangpukdee 2005 THA 1/107 0/54 1.53 [ 0.06, 36.89 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 583 521 0.79 [ 0.08, 7.82 ]<br />

Total events: 4 (DHA-P), 7 (ASMQ)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 2.15; Chi 2 = 4.21, df = 2 (P = 0.12); I 2 =52%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.20 (P = 0.84)<br />

Total (95% CI) 1157 1014 0.74 [ 0.19, 2.86 ]<br />

Total events: 8 (DHA-P), 15 (ASMQ)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 1.09; Chi 2 = 8.19, df = 5 (P = 0.15); I 2 =39%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.43 (P = 0.66)<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 />

0.002 0.1 1 10 500<br />

Favours DHA-P Favours ASMQ<br />

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