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Polymerase chain reaction and molecular genotyping to monitor parasitological response to anti-malarial chemotherapy in the Peruvian Amazon.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Apr 2006
Ayala Everick, Lescano Andrés G, Gilman Robert H, Calderón Maritza, Pinedo Viviana V, Terry Hilja, Cabrera Lilia, Vinetz Joseph M
Abstract excerpt
Over the past decade, anti-malarial drug resistance has rapidly become a major public health problem in the Peruvian Amazon. This study compared polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to light microscopy for diagnosing and monitoring the parasitological response of malaria patients to anti-malarial chemotherapy in the Peruvian Amazon region of Iquitos. Typing of P. falciparum using MSP1, MSP2, and glutamine-rich protein...
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