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Prevalence of resistance associated polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum field isolates from southern Pakistan.
Malaria journal - 28 Jan 2011
Ghanchi Najia Karim, Ursing Johan, Beg Mohammad A, Veiga Maria I, Jafri Sana, Mårtensson Andreas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Scarce data are available on Plasmodium falciparum anti-malarial drug resistance in Pakistan. The aim of this study was, therefore, to determine the prevalence of P. falciparum resistance associated polymorphisms in field isolates from southern Pakistan. METHODS: Blood samples from 244 patients with blood-slide confirmed P. falciparum mono-infections were collected between 2005-2007. Single nucleotide...
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