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Figure 4. Olliaro-Vaillant plot. Day 28 PCR adjusted treatment failure data for trials of DHA-P against all
comparators are presented in this plot.The horizontal red line represents the WHO standard of 10%
treatment failure (PCR corrected). Plots below this line represent trials where DHA-P performed to this
standard.The vertical blue line represents no difference between the two drugs. Plots to the right of this line
represent trials where DHA-P performed better than the comparator drug, and plots to the left represent
trials where the comparator drug performed better than DHA-P.
• AS+MQ has performed well in trials from Asia and South
America, with failure rates consistently low, but has been little
studied in the African context (Figure 5; Figure 6).
Artemisinin-based combination therapy for treating uncomplicated malaria (Review)
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