Treatment Failure of Dihydroartemisinin/Piperaquine for <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> Malaria, Vietnam

Abstract

We conducted a study in Binh Phuoc, Vietnam, in 2015 on the therapeutic efficacy of dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine for Plasmodium falciparum malaria. A high number of treatment failures (14/40) was found, and piperaquine resistance in Vietnam was confirmed. A change in the malaria treatment policy for Vietnam is in process.