Residual antimalarial drug concentrations before treatment in malaria patients in Asia and Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis depicting its implication for drug pressure
The substantial pooled proportions of malaria patients with pre-treatment drug levels imply the existence of drug pressure, which is potential for the development of antimalarial drug resistance.
Authors
- Karol J. Marwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5237-2904)
- Maria Zinga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0154-8858)
- Anthony Kapesa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7675-7806)
- Bruno P. Mmbando (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7232-8708)
- Erasmus Kamugisha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7285-6313)
- Richard Mwaiswelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1341-4304)
- Ritah Francis Mutagonda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8963-4920)
- John Lusingu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9407-0602)
- Hussein R. Mnkungwe
Institutions
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- National Institute for Medical Research (TZ)
- Hubert Kairuki Memorial University (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasite Epidemiology and Control
- Published
- 2026-01-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parepi.2026.e00477
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00