Malaria parasite clearance from patients following artemisinin-based combination therapy in Côte d'Ivoire.

Introduction: Parasite clearance is useful to detect artemisinin resistance. The aim of this study was to investigate parasite clearance in patients treated with artesunate + amodiaquine (AS + AQ) and artemether + lumefantrine (AL): the two artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) recommended in the first-line treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Côte d'Ivoire.

Methods: This study was conducted in Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire, from April to June 2016.