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Multiplicity of Plasmodium falciparum infection predicts antimalarial treatment outcome in Ugandan children.
African health sciences - 1 Dec 2008
Kyabayinze Daniel J, Karamagi Charles, Kiggundu Moses, Kamya Moses R, Wabwire-Mangen Fred, Kironde Fred, Talisuna Ambrose
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BACKGROUND: In areas with intense malaria transmission, individuals are often simultaneously infected with multiple parasite strains. This study assessed the effect of multiple infections on treatment response in Ugandan children with uncomplicated malaria. METHODS: Four hundred and seventy six blood specimens were analysed for parasite genetic diversity. The P.falciparum merozoite surface protein-2 (msp-2) was...
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