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%) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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