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Analysis 20.1. Comparison 20 How does Artemether-lumefantrine per<strong>for</strong>m?, Outcome 1 Effectiveness:<br />

Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day PCR adjusted.<br />

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

Comparison: 20 How does Artemether-lumefantrine per<strong>for</strong>m?<br />

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

Study or subgroup AL Control Risk Ratio Risk Ratio<br />

1 Day 42: AL vs Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine<br />

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

Ratcliff 2005 IDN 3/138 3/179 1.30 [ 0.27, 6.33 ]<br />

Kamya 2006 UGA 28/117 13/130 2.39 [ 1.30, 4.40 ]<br />

Yeka 2007 UGA 10/141 4/190 3.37 [ 1.08, 10.52 ]<br />

Karunajeewa 2007 PNG 5/74 12/77 0.43 [ 0.16, 1.17 ]<br />

Zongo 2007 BFA 7/128 4/163 2.23 [ 0.67, 7.45 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 598 739 1.61 [ 0.77, 3.39 ]<br />

Total events: 53 (AL), 36 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.42; Chi 2 = 10.17, df = 4 (P = 0.04); I 2 =61%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.26 (P = 0.21)<br />

2 Day 42: AL vs Artesunate plus mefloquine<br />

Hutagalung 2002 THA 3/201 9/212 0.35 [ 0.10, 1.28 ]<br />

Mayxay 2003 LAO 3/96 0/106 7.72 [ 0.40, 147.59 ]<br />

Van den Broek 2003a BGD 3/102 0/105 7.20 [ 0.38, 137.74 ]<br />

Stohrer 2003 LAO 3/37 0/45 8.47 [ 0.45, 158.99 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 436 468 2.66 [ 0.35, 20.09 ]<br />

Total events: 12 (AL), 9 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 2.64; Chi 2 = 8.30, df = 3 (P = 0.04); I 2 =64%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.95 (P = 0.34)<br />

3 Day 28: AL vs Artesunate plus amodiaquine<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 0/147 0/340 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Guthmann 2004 AGO 0/59 0/60 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Falade 2005 NGA 0/59 0/56 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Bukirwa 2005 UGA 2/102 0/68 3.35 [ 0.16, 68.71 ]<br />

Dorsey 2006 UGA 0/95 2/100 0.21 [ 0.01, 4.33 ]<br />

Adjei 2006 GHA 4/101 2/104 2.06 [ 0.39, 11.00 ]<br />

Owusu-Agyei 2006 GHA 12/122 7/136 1.91 [ 0.78, 4.70 ]<br />

Kobbe 2007 GHA 12/92 7/88 1.64 [ 0.68, 3.97 ]<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 AL Favours Control<br />

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