Assessing the impact of imperfect adherence to artemether-lumefantrine on malaria treatment outcomes using within-host modelling
oleh: Joseph D. Challenger, Katia Bruxvoort, Azra C. Ghani, Lucy C. Okell
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-11-01 |
Deskripsi
Artemether lumefantrine is widely used for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria. The impact of imperfect patient adherence to the six-dose regimen is hard to assess. Using adherence data for unsupervised patients, the authors model how suboptimal adherence affects treatment outcomes.