Assessment of the Teratogenic Effect of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine on the Chicken Embryo.

Background: The sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine combination is a product used in the intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) of malaria in pregnant women in our country. To date, there is very little data on the teratogenic effect of this product. This study proposed to evaluate the teratogenic effect of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine on chicken embryos.