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The evolution of pyrimethamine resistant dhfr in Plasmodium falciparum of south-eastern Tanzania: comparing selection under SP alone vs SP+artesunate combination.
Malaria journal - 26 Oct 2011
Malisa Allen L, Pearce Richard J, Mutayoba Ben M, Abdullah Salim, Mshinda Hassan, Kachur Patrick S, Bloland Peter, Roper Cally
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BACKGROUND: Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) resistance is now widespread throughout east and southern Africa and artemisinin compounds in combination with synthetic drugs (ACT) are recommended as replacement treatments by the World Health Organization (WHO). As well as high cure rates, ACT has been shown to slow the development of resistance to the partner drug in areas of low to moderate transmission. This study...
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