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When severe malaria is suspected in children, the WHO recommends pretreatment with a single rectal dose of artesunate before referral to an appropriate facility. This was an individually randomized, open-label, 2-arm, crossover clinical trial in 83 Congolese children with severe falciparum malaria to characterize the pharmacokinetics of rectal artesunate.

Original publication

DOI

10.1128/aac.02223-20

Type

Journal article

Journal

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Publication Date

18/03/2021

Volume

65