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Characterization of the Plasmodium falciparum sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase gene in samples from Equatorial Guinea before implementation of artemisinin-based combination therapy.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jan 2013
Fernández-Martínez Amalia, Mula Patricia, Cravo Pedro, Charle Pilar, Amor Aranzazu, Ncogo Policarpo, Benito Agustín, Berzosa Pedro
Abstract excerpt
Plasmodium falciparum resistance to the primary drugs used for treatment of malaria has become the main obstacle to malaria control. Artemisinin combination therapies are the current treatment strategy, and it has been suggested that resistance to artemisinin derivatives may be related to mutatio...
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