Small children and pregnant women may be underdosed in current malaria regimen

(PLOS) Current recommended dosing regimens for the most widely used treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria may be sub-optimal for the most vulnerable populations of patients, according to a study published this week in PLOS Medicine, led by Professor Joel Tarning of the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network and the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Network.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news