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Analysis 21.1. Comparison 21 How does Artesunate plus amodiaquine per<strong>for</strong>m?, Outcome 1 Effectiveness:<br />

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

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

Comparison: 21 How does Artesunate plus amodiaquine per<strong>for</strong>m?<br />

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

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

1 Day 28: AS+AQ vs Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine<br />

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

Karema 2004 RWA 16/222 10/236 1.70 [ 0.79, 3.67 ]<br />

Hasugian 2005 IDN 6/81 1/90 6.67 [ 0.82, 54.20 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 303 326 2.36 [ 0.74, 7.54 ]<br />

Total events: 22 (ASAQ), 11 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.31; Chi 2 = 1.47, df = 1 (P = 0.22); I 2 =32%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.46 (P = 0.15)<br />

2 Day 28: AS+AQ vs Artesunate plus mefloquine<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 0/340 0/142 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 340 142 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Total events: 0 (ASAQ), 0 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.0 (P < 0.00001)<br />

3 Day 28: AS+AQ vs Artemether-lumefantrine<br />

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

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

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

Bukirwa 2005 UGA 0/68 2/102 0.30 [ 0.01, 6.12 ]<br />

Dorsey 2006 UGA 2/100 0/95 4.75 [ 0.23, 97.72 ]<br />

Adjei 2006 GHA 2/104 4/101 0.49 [ 0.09, 2.59 ]<br />

Owusu-Agyei 2006 GHA 7/136 12/122 0.52 [ 0.21, 1.29 ]<br />

Kobbe 2007 GHA 7/88 12/92 0.61 [ 0.25, 1.48 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 952 777 0.59 [ 0.33, 1.03 ]<br />

Total events: 18 (ASAQ), 30 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.0; Chi 2 = 2.16, df = 4 (P = 0.71); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.84 (P = 0.066)<br />

4 Day 28: AS+AQ vs Artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

Hamour 2003 SDN 4/55 5/57 0.83 [ 0.23, 2.93 ]<br />

Guthmann 2003 AGO 1/79 1/82 1.04 [ 0.07, 16.31 ]<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 />

0.005 0.1 1 10 200<br />

Favours ASAQ Favours Control<br />

(Continued ...)<br />

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