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Multidrug-resistant genotypes of Plasmodium falciparum, Myanmar.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2011
Yang Zhaoqing, Li Chaoqun, Miao Miao, Zhang Zaixing, Sun Xiaodong, Meng Hao, Li Jie, Fan Qi, Cui Liwang
Abstract excerpt
We performed a molecular epidemiologic survey of mutations associated with drug-resistance genes in Plasmodium falciparum in northeastern Myanmar. In this region, 3 highly mutated drug-resistance haplotypes and 1 associated with decreased quinine susceptibility were prevalent, which suggests that parasites may be resistant to multiple commonly used antimalarial drugs.
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