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. 2005 Oct 19;2005(4):CD004529. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004529.pub2

De Alencar 1997.

Methods Randomized controlled trial
Length of follow up: 28 d
Generation of allocation sequence: unclear
Allocation concealment: unclear
Blinding: none
Inclusion of all randomized participants in the final analysis: 154 analysed/175 randomized (88%)
Participants Number enrolled: 175
Age range: 18 to 65 years
Gender: male
Inclusion criteria: adult men; age 18 to 68 years; smear positive falciparum malaria; general good health; parasitaemia between 1000 and 100,000 parasites/µL
Exclusion criteria: grossly abnormal laboratory results; refusal to be hospitalized for 28 d; inability to tolerate study medication; missing study medication
Interventions 1. Atovaquone plus proguanil (atovaquone 1 g and proguanil 400 mg daily for 3 d)
 2. Quinine plus tetracycline (600 mg quinine 3 times a day and 250 mg tetracycline 4 times a day for 7 d)
Outcomes 1. 28‐d cure rate
 2. Parasite clearance time
 3. Fever clearance time
 4. Adverse events
Notes Location: Brazil
Drug resistance: high for chloroquine, sulfadoxine‐pyrimethamine, and quinine to some extent