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Novel quadruple mutations in dihydropteroate synthase genes of Plasmodium falciparum in West Bengal, India.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH - 1 Nov 2012
Das Sabyasachi, Chakraborty Subhankari P, Tripathy Satyajit, Hati Amiyakumar, Roy Somenath
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the anti-folate (sulphadoxine)-resistant pattern in Kolkata, one of the malaria endemic zones of Eastern India. METHODS: At first, 107 P. falciparum suspected cases were enrolled in this study. Ninety isolates (84.11%) of 107 suspected cases were analysed, as they had mono-infection with P. falciparum. In vitro susceptibility assays were performed in all 90 isolates. Parasitic DNA was...
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