Disease and Drug Interactions: Treating Malaria with Artesunate plus Amodiaquine in Patients also Receiving Treatment for Concomitant HIV Infection

摘要

In this issue, Gasasira et ai. report the effects of treating malaria in people with concomitant HIV infection with artesunate plus amodiaquine, one of the World Health Organization-recommended ar-temisinin-containing combination therapies. Although prospects of controlling malaria are much more promising now than ever because of the availability of effective curative and preventive measures and because of mechanisms to finance country-based programs, this article adds one more issue to an already alarming list of concerns regarding the interaction between malaria and HIV infection