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ArticleJournal of xenobiotics2023

Assessment of the Antimalarial Treatment Failure in Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria.

Chinedu Ogbonnia Egwu, Chinyere Aloke, Jennifer Chukwu, Joshua Chidiebere Nwankwo, Chinemerem Irem, Kingsley E Nwagu, Felix Nwite, Anthony Ogbonnaya Agwu, Esther Alum, Christian E Offor and 1 more

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Article in Journal of xenobiotics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Chinedu Ogbonnia EgwuDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki PMB 1010, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0003-3408-5471
Chinyere AlokeDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki PMB 1010, Nigeria.
Jennifer ChukwuWorld Health Organization, 4th Floor, United Nations House Plot 617/618 Central Area District, Abuja PMB 2861, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-1003-4664
Joshua Chidiebere NwankwoDepartment of Biotechnology, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki PMB 1010, Nigeria.
Chinemerem IremDepartment of Biotechnology, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki PMB 1010, Nigeria.
Kingsley E NwaguDepartment of Biotechnology, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki PMB 1010, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-8059-0017
Felix NwiteBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki PMB 53, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0003-3809-8181
Anthony Ogbonnaya AgwuBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki PMB 53, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0001-5227-743X
Esther AlumBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki PMB 53, Nigeria.
Christian E OfforBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki PMB 53, Nigeria.
Nwogo Ajuka ObasiDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki PMB 1010, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0003-1404-7427

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The fight against malaria is a continuum as the epidemic is not abating. For proper deployment of tools in the fight against malaria, an assessment of the situation is necessary. This work assessed the level of antimalarial drug treatment failure in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Both survey and in vitro analyses were adopted. The survey was used to obtain qualitative information from both the malaria subjects and the pharmacies where antimalarial drugs are sourced. The results from the survey were complemented by an in vitro assay of the level of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in the commonly used artemisinin combination in Nigeria; artemether/lumefantrine. Results from the survey revealed that artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs) remain the mainstay in the treatment of malaria, even though other non-artemisinin drugs are still used. It also revealed that many patients still self-medicate, although, this may not be connected to the treatment failure seen among some malaria subjects. The in vitro assay showed that ACT contains the right quantity of APIs. Further surveillance is, therefore, necessary to understand the real cause of treatment failure among malaria subjects in Nigeria.

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ACTsantimalarialfailuremalariasurveytreatment

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PMID36648839
PMCPMC9844335

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