Prevalence of antifolate resistance mutations in Plasmodium falciparum isolates in Afghanistan

BACKGROUND: Artesunate plus sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (AS+SP) is now first-line treatment for Plasmodium falciparum infection in several south Asian countries, including Afghanistan. Molecular studies provide a sensitive means to investigate the current state of drug susceptibility to the SP compon...

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Main Authors:	Awab, Ghulam R, Pukrittayakamee, Sasithon, Jamornthanyawat, Natsuda, Yamin, Fazel, Dondorp, Arjen M, Day, Nicholas PJ, White, Nicholas J, Woodrow, Charles J, Imwong, Mallika
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	BioMed Central 2013
Subjects:	Research
Online Access:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3607912/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23497229 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-96
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Prevalence of antifolate resistance mutations in Plasmodium falciparum isolates in Afghanistan

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