%0 Journal Article %J PloS one %D 2014 %T Efficacy and day 7 plasma piperaquine concentrations in African children treated for uncomplicated malaria with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine. %A Zongo, Issaka %A Somé, Fabrice A %A Somda, Serge A M %A Parikh, Sunil %A Rouamba, Noel %A Rosenthal, Philip J %A Tarning, Joel %A Lindegardh, Niklas %A Nosten, François %A Ouédraogo, Jean Bosco %K Antimalarials %K Artemisinins %K Burkina Faso %K Child %K Child, Preschool %K Drug Administration Schedule %K Drug Combinations %K Female %K Humans %K Infant %K Malaria, Falciparum %K Male %K Quinolines %K Treatment Failure %N 8 %P e103200 %R 10.1371/journal.pone.0103200 %V 9 %X One promising new Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) is dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PQ). However, the pharmacokinetics of piperaquine and the relationship between drug levels and clinical efficacy are incompletely characterized, particularly in children. %8 2014