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Dynamics of pfcrt alleles CVMNK and CVIET in chloroquine-treated Sudanese patients infected with Plasmodium falciparum.
Malaria journal - 12 Mar 2010
Gadalla Nahla B, Elzaki Salah Eldin, Mukhtar Ebtihal, Warhurst David C, El-Sayed Badria, Sutherland Colin J
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BACKGROUND: Parasite resistance to the anti-malarial drug chloroquine is common in eastern Sudan. Dynamic within-host changes in the relative abundance of both sensitive and resistant Plasmodium falciparum parasites were examined in a cohort of chloroquine-treated patients presenting with uncomplicated falciparum malaria, using a novel allele-specific quantitative approach. METHODS: Treatment outcomes were...
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