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Misclassification of drug failure in Plasmodium falciparum clinical trials in southeast Asia.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Aug 2009
Juliano Jonathan J, Ariey Frederic, Sem Rithy, Tangpukdee Noppadon, Krudsood Srivicha, Olson Carol, Looareesuwan Sornchai, Rogers William O, Wongsrichanalai Chansuda, Meshnick Steven R
Abstract excerpt
Most trials of antimalarials occur in areas in which reinfections are possible. For Plasmodium falciparum, reinfections are distinguished from recrudescences by polymerase chain reaction analysis of 3 polymorphic genes. However, the validity of this approach has never been rigorously tested. We tested for misclassification in 6 patients from clinical trials in Thailand and Cambodia who were classified as being...
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