Causal prophylactic efficacy of atovaquone-proguanil (Malarone) in a human challenge model.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
; 95(4): 429-32, 2001.
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ABSTRACT
Plasmodia infect the liver for about 7 days before subsequently infecting the blood. Present prophylaxis against Plasmodium falciparum malaria employs agents that primarily kill blood stages and must be continued for 28 days after the last exposure. Atovaquone-proguanil (Malarone) is a new antimalarial agent that is licensed in 35 countries as treatment against blood-stage infection, but its components (atovaquone and proguanil) have separately been shown to be active also against liver stages. To determine whether atovaquone-proguanil is sufficiently active against liver stages to be discontinued 7 days after exposure, we challenged 16 volunteers with P. falciparum via infected mosquitoes. Twelve volunteers received atovaquone-proguanil (1 tablet daily) on the day prior to challenge, on the day of challenge, and for the next 6 days; 4 volunteers received matching placebo. All placebo volunteers demonstrated parasitaemia and malarial symptoms beginning on days 11-12 after challenge. No atovaquone-proguanil volunteer acquired malaria. Atovaquone-proguanil is the first licensed antimalarial agent that kills P. falciparum in the liver and that may be discontinued 7 days after the last exposure.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Proguanil
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Naftoquinonas
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Malaria Falciparum
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Parasitosis Hepáticas
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Antimaláricos
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos