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Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase and dihyropteroate synthase mutations and the use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis among persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 May 2010
Malamba Samuel, Sandison Taylor, Lule John, Reingold Arthur, Walker Jordan, Dorsey Grant, Mermin Jonathan
Abstract excerpt
A prospective cohort design was used to measure the association between daily cotrimoxazole-prophylaxis and infection with Plasmodium falciparum containing mutations associated with antifolate resistance among persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Tororo and Busia District, in eastern Uganda. Of 149 cases of P. falciparum parasitemia diagnosed, 147 (99%) (smears from participants taking...
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