Table 7.
Antimalarial efficacy flow chart
| Days after malaria diagnosis → | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | Unscheduled visit (before d28) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Procedure ↓ | |||||||||
| Clinical Assessment | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| Temperature | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| Questioning about antimalarial drug use | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| Finger stick blood sample for malaria smear | C | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | C |
| Finger stick blood sample for filter paper sample for PCR analysis | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Administration of antimalarial drug (per Malawi Ministry of Health Protocol) | C | C | C | ||||||
C= procedures that are part of clinical care
R= research procedures