2023
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Drug Levels and Drug Resistance Markers in Children With or Without Malaria in Burkina Faso: A Case-Control Study
Roh M, Zongo I, Haro A, Huang L, Somé A, Yerbanga R, Conrad M, Wallender E, Legac J, Aweeka F, Ouédraogo J, Rosenthal P. Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Drug Levels and Drug Resistance Markers in Children With or Without Malaria in Burkina Faso: A Case-Control Study. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2023, 228: 926-935. PMID: 37221018, PMCID: PMC10547452, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeasonal malaria chemopreventionDrug levelsMonths of ageOdds ratioHigh-level SP resistanceSP-AQCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionLow drug levelsPrevalence of mutationsDrug resistance markersCase-control designResistance markersIncident malariaParasitemic childrenMalaria chemopreventionAntimalarial resistanceChildren 6Health facilitiesSP resistanceChildren 3Malaria incidenceDrug resistanceMalariaLogistic regression
2021
Effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) treatments when SMC is implemented at scale: Case–control studies in 5 countries
Cairns M, Ceesay S, Sagara I, Zongo I, Kessely H, Gamougam K, Diallo A, Ogboi J, Moroso D, Van Hulle S, Eloike T, Snell P, Scott S, Merle C, Bojang K, Ouedraogo J, Dicko A, Ndiaye J, Milligan P. Effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) treatments when SMC is implemented at scale: Case–control studies in 5 countries. PLOS Medicine 2021, 18: e1003727. PMID: 34495978, PMCID: PMC8457484, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica, WesternAge FactorsAmodiaquineAntimalarialsCase-Control StudiesChild, PreschoolCommunicable Disease ControlDrug CombinationsFemaleHumansIncidenceInfantMalaria, FalciparumMaleParasite LoadPlasmodium falciparumProgram EvaluationPyrimethamineRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeasonsSulfadoxineTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsSeasonal malaria chemopreventionCase-control studyClinical malariaOdds ratioClinical trialsNational Malaria Control ProgrammeClinical malaria incidenceIndividual case-control studiesIncidence rate ratiosHigh protective efficacyConditional logistic regressionMalaria control activitiesMalaria control programmesPersonal protectionCase-control designChemoprevention treatmentMalaria chemopreventionSevere malariaSMC treatmentMean agePrimary exposureProtective efficacyResidual confoundingHealth facilitiesParasite density