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Selection of pfmdr1 and pfcrt alleles in amodiaquine treatment failure in north-western Burkina Faso.
Acta tropica - 1 Apr 2010
Danquah Ina, Coulibaly Boubacar, Meissner Peter, Petruschke Inga, Müller Olaf, Mockenhaupt Frank P
Abstract excerpt
In 111 children under five years of age and with uncomplicated malaria in Nouna, north-western Burkina Faso, amodiaquine treatment failed in 75% (after PCR-based exclusion of new infections, 32%). In these, we assessed the role of Plasmodium falciparum pfmdr1 and pfcrt polymorphisms in amodiaquin...
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