Modelling the protective efficacy of alternative delivery schedules for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants and children.

Modelling the protective efficacy of alternative delivery schedules for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants and children.

<h4>Background</h4>Intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended by WHO where malaria incidence in infancy is high and SP resistance is low. The current delivery strategy is via routine Expanded Program on Immunisation contacts dur...

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Main Authors: Matthew Cairns, Azra Ghani, Lucy Okell, Roly Gosling, Ilona Carneiro, Francis Anto, Victor Asoala, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Brian Greenwood, Daniel Chandramohan, Paul Milligan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0018947&type=printable
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