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Table 3 Day 28 treatment success rate for artemisinin combination therapies among P. falciparum infected patients

From: Efficacy and safety of artemisinin-based combination therapies for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in pediatrics: a systematic review and meta-analysis

No.

Drug used

Number of studies (treatment groups)

Drug efficacy (PCR- corrected day 28)

1

Artemether–Lumefantrine - (AL)

14 (16)

2809/2903 (96.8%)

2

Artesunate–Amodiaquine - (ASAQ)

14 (17)

3136/3258 (96.3%)

3

Dihydroartemisinin–Piperaquine - (DP)

4 (6)

534/535 (99.8%)

4

Artesunate-Sulphamethoxypyrazine-Pyrimethamine - (AS+SMP)

1 (1)

219/229 (95.6%)

5

Pyronaridine:artesunate (PA) (tab & granule)

1 (2)

27/27 (100%)

6

Chlorproguanil-dapsone-artesunate (CDA)

1 (1)

708/765 (92.5%)

7

Total

 

7433/7717 (96.3%)