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Prevalence of molecular markers of anti-malarial drug resistance in Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum in two districts of Nepal.
Malaria journal - 1 Apr 2011
Ranjitkar Samir, Schousboe Mette L, Thomsen Thomas Thyge, Adhikari Madhav, Kapel Christian M O, Bygbjerg Ib C, Alifrangis Michael
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BACKGROUND: Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) and chloroquine (CQ) have been used in treatment of falciparum and vivax malaria in Nepal. Recently, resistance to both drugs have necessitated a change towards artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) against Plasmodium falciparum in highly endemic areas. However, SP is still used against P. falciparum infections in low endemic areas while CQ is used in suspected cases in...
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