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In vitro sensitivities of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from the China-Myanmar border to piperaquine and association with polymorphisms in candidate genes.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Apr 2013
Hao Mingming, Jia Dandan, Li Qing, He Yongshu, Yuan Lili, Xu Shuhui, Chen Kexuan, Wu Jia, Shen Lijuan, Sun Lin, Zhao Hongbin, Yang Zhaoqing, Cui Liwang
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The recent reports of resistance in Plasmodium falciparum to artemisinin derivatives and their partner drugs demand intensive studies toward understanding the molecular mechanisms of resistance. In this study, we examined the in vitro susceptibility of 63 P. falciparum field isolates collected from the China-Myanmar border area to chloroquine (CQ) and piperaquine (PPQ). Parasite isolates remained highly resistant...
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