Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria provides substantial protection against malaria in children already protected by an insecticide-treated bednet in Burkina Faso: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria provides substantial protection against malaria in children already protected by an insecticide-treated bednet in Burkina Faso: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

<h4>Background</h4>Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in children (IPTc) is a promising new approach to the control of malaria in areas of seasonal malaria transmission but it is not known if IPTc adds to the protection provided by an insecticide-treated net (ITN).<h4>Met...

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Main Authors: Amadou T Konaté, Jean Baptiste Yaro, Amidou Z Ouédraogo, Amidou Diarra, Adama Gansané, Issiaka Soulama, David T Kangoyé, Youssouf Kaboré, Espérance Ouédraogo, Alphonse Ouédraogo, Alfred B Tiono, Issa N Ouédraogo, Daniel Chandramohan, Simon Cousens, Paul J Milligan, Sodiomon B Sirima, Brian Greenwood, Diadier A Diallo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-02-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1000408&type=printable
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