In the context of the increasing resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), we evaluated the efficacy of mefloquine (MQ) for intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp).
Intermittent treatment for the prevention of malaria during pregnancy in Benin: a randomized, open-label equivalence trial comparing sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine with mefloquine.
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Santé de la Mère et de l'Enfant en Milieu Tropical, Faculté de Pharmacie, 4 avenue de l'Observatoire, Paris Cedex 06, France. vale.briand@laposte.net