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High prevalence of molecular markers for resistance to chloroquine and pyrimethamine in Plasmodium falciparum from Zimbabwe.
Parasitology research - 1 Sept 2007
Mlambo Godfree, Sullivan David, Mutambu Susan L, Soko White, Mbedzi Joel, Chivenga James, Gemperli Armin, Kumar Nirbhay
Abstract excerpt
Chloroquine has been the first line drug of treatment for malaria in Zimbabwe until a recent adoption of an interim policy to treat using a combination of chloroquine (CQ) and sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP). We examined the prevalence of parasites with mutations associated with resistance to the drug combination in three areas that have been previously described to differ in malaria endemicity. Our results show...
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