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Genetic evidence for Plasmodium falciparum resistance to chloroquine and pyrimethamine in Indochina and the Western Pacific between 1984 and 1998.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Oct 2008
Saito-Nakano Yumiko, Tanabe Kazuyuki, Kamei Kiseko, Iwagami Moritoshi, Komaki-Yasuda Kanako, Kawazu Shin-ichiro, Kano Shigeyuki, Ohmae Hiroshi, Endo Takuro
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Plasmodium falciparum resistance to chloroquine and pyrimethamine is widely distributed in malaria-endemic areas. The origin and geographic spread of this drug resistance have been inferred mainly from records of clinical resistance (treatment failure). Identification of the Plasmodium falciparum...
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