Publications by authors named "Kondo Fulgence Kassi"
Meta-Analysis of Data from Four Clinical Trials in the Ivory Coast Assessing the Efficacy of Two Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapies (Artesunate-Amodiaquine and Artemether-Lumefantrine) between 2009 and 2016.
Trop Med Infect Dis
December 2023
Article Synopsis
- Artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and artesunate-amodiaquine (ASAQ) are the first-line treatments for uncomplicated malaria in the Ivory Coast, with various studies examining their efficacy.
- This meta-analysis aimed to assess malaria treatment failures in randomized control trials comparing AL and ASAQ between 2009 and 2016, utilizing data from four multicenter studies.
- Results indicated high clinical and parasitological responses above 95% for both drug combinations, but a higher recurrence of infection was observed in the AL group compared to ASAQ, with most treatment failures classified as new infections after molecular testing.
Effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine in pregnant women in San Pedro, Côte D'Ivoire.
Pathog Glob Health
July 2021
Malaria remains a major public health issue for pregnant women. Côte d'Ivoire has adopted a series of measures aimed at combatting this plague, and these measures include administering Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (SP) as an intermittent preventive treatment to pregnant women in the second and third terms.This cross-sectional study included a parturient population after informed written consent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Epidemiology of these disorders, mainly caused by mycosis, is little known in the Ivory Coast. The aim of this study was to determine the different clinical aspects of intertrigos caused by fungal infections.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in the Department of Clinical Dermatology at the University Hospital in Yopougon (Abidjan, Ivory Coast) from April to October 2012.
Efficacy and tolerability of artesunate-amodiaquine versus artemether-lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria at two sentinel sites across Côte d’Ivore.
Ann Parasitol
July 2018
Malaria remains a major public health problem in Côte d’Ivoire. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and tolerability of artesunate-amodiaquine (ASAQ) versus artemether-lumefantrine (AL) for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria, at two malaria surveillance sites in Côte d’Ivoire. The World Health Organization 2003 protocol was used for this multicenter open randomized clinical trial with a 42-day follow-up.
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