1. Artemisinin-based combinations (Review)
(Journal Club/Latest Articles)

...ot;There is increasing evidence that artemisinin-based combination treatments are safe and rapidly effective. Artemether-lumefantrine (six doses) has been shown to be very effective in large trials re...

2. A double-blind field trial on the effects of artemether on Schistosoma japonicum infection in a highly endemic focus in southern China
(Journal Club/Infectious Diseases)

"repeated oral artemether produces no drug-related adverse effects, significantly reduces incidence and intensity of patent S. japonicum infection and results in high compliance." A r

3. Artesunate-Amodiaquine vs Artemether-Lumefantrine for Uncomplicated Childhood Malaria in Tanzania
(Journal Club/Malaria)

Efficacy of Artesunate Plus Amodiaquine versus That of Artemether-Lumefantrine for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Childhood Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Zanzibar, Tanzania.  Both treatments w

4. Artesunate-Clindamycin versus Quinine-Clindamycin in the Treatment of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria
(Journal Club/Malaria)

Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Jun 15;40(12):1777-84. Epub 2005 May 3 Open-label RCT evaluating oral artesunate-clindamycin vs quinine-clindamycin, both given twice daily for 3 days, for the treatment of u