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Short report: Dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum malaria after sub-optimal therapy in Uganda.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 May 2006
Myrick Alissa, Leemann Erika, Dokomajilar Chris, Hopkins Heidi, Dorsey Grant, Kamya Moses R, Rosenthal Philip J
Abstract excerpt
We followed parasite genotypes of 75 patients for 42 days after treatment of uncomplicated malaria with chloroquine + sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Kampala, Uganda. Infections were complex (mean, 2.88 strains) and followed three patterns: 27% of patients eliminated all strains and remained parasite-free, 48% had a long aparasitemic interval followed by reappearance of original strains after 3-33 days (mean, 9.2...
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