Rectal artesunate beneficial in young children with severe malaria, but may be harmful in older children, adults

Researchers from the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group, hosted at LSTM, conducted an independent review of the effects of pre-referral rectal artesunate for people with severe malaria, published in the Cochrane Library today. The review follows a large trial of rectal artesunate in 2009 which…

Source:Rectal artesunate beneficial in young children with severe malaria, but may be harmful in older children, adults