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In vivo chloroquine resistance and prevalence of the pfcrt codon 76 mutation in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from the Republic of Congo.
Acta tropica - 1 Sept 2005
Mayengue Pembe Issamou, Ndounga Mathieu, Davy Matondo Maya, Tandou Ntsonde, Ntoumi Francine
Abstract excerpt
Chloroquine (CQ) resistance in Plasmodium falciparum has been particularly associated with mutations in the pfcrt gene. The present study was carried out in the malaria hyperendemic town of Brazzaville (Republic of Congo, Central Africa) where CQ is still recommended and used as a first-line drug for P. falciparum malaria. We assessed the efficacy of CQ in vivo, and the association between pfcrt mutation at codon...
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