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Analysis 17.1. Comparison 17 Artesunate plus mefloquine dose analysis (versus Dihydroartemisininpiperaquine),<br />

Outcome 1 Total Failure Day 63 PCR adjusted.<br />

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

Comparison: 17 Artesunate plus mefloquine dose analysis (versus Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine)<br />

Outcome: 1 Total Failure Day 63 PCR adjusted<br />

Study or subgroup ASMQ 8mg/kg/day DHA-P Risk Ratio Risk Ratio<br />

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

Ashley 2003b THA 9/131 3/131 3.00 [ 0.83, 10.83 ]<br />

Ashley 2004 THA 7/137 3/292 4.97 [ 1.31, 18.94 ]<br />

Grande 2005 PER 0/224 4/211 0.10 [ 0.01, 1.93 ]<br />

0.005 0.1 1 10 200<br />

Favours ASMQ Favours DHA-P<br />

Analysis 17.2. Comparison 17 Artesunate plus mefloquine dose analysis (versus Dihydroartemisininpiperaquine),<br />

Outcome 2 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: 17 Artesunate plus mefloquine dose analysis (versus Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine)<br />

Outcome: 2 Total Failure Day 28 PCR adjusted<br />

Study or subgroup ASMQ 8mg/kg/day DHA-P Risk Ratio Weight Risk Ratio<br />

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

Ashley 2003a THA 1/59 0/59 43.0 % 3.00 [ 0.12, 72.18 ]<br />

Tangpukdee 2005 THA 1/107 0/54 57.0 % 1.53 [ 0.06, 36.89 ]<br />

Total (95% CI) 166 113 100.0 % 2.16 [ 0.23, 19.88 ]<br />

Total events: 2 (ASMQ 8mg/kg/day), 0 (DHA-P)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 0.09, df = 1 (P = 0.77); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.68 (P = 0.50)<br />

0.01 0.1 1 10 100<br />

Favours ASMQ Favours DHA-P<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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