Case Report: Could Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy Prevent Occupational Malaria following Blood Exposure?

Postexposure prophylaxis using artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) was prescribed to a malaria-naive nurse who experienced an injury with a hollow needle previously used on a patient admitted for severe imported malaria (blood parasitemia 10.8%). Artemether-lumefantrine, four tablets twice daily for 3 days, was started 12 hours after exposure, and no side effects were reported.