From: Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte dynamics in areas of different malaria endemicity
Treatment Group | Failure Rate (95% CI)1 (%) Number of patients treated | ||
---|---|---|---|
 | Thailand | The Gambia | Tanzania |
Artemisinin derivatives ± other drugs (A) | 15 (14–17) 5324 | 9 (7–12) 1207 | 27 (20–36) 130 |
Antipyretics only (B) |  |  | 33 (13–70) 32 |
Chloroquine (C) |  | 42 (31–55) 120 | 62 (58–66) 1115 |
Halofantrine (D) | 14 (11–18) 459 |  |  |
Mefloquine only (E) | 32 (27–37) 1423 |  |  |
Quinine regimens (F) | 22 (17–28) 311 |  | 75 (31–93) 8 |
Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (G) |  | 8 (5–11) 693 | 46 (29–67) 70 |
Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine + Chloroquine (H) |  |  | 50 (21–87) 13 |