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Selection of antimalarial drug resistance after intermittent preventive treatment of infants and children (IPTi/c) in Senegal.
Comptes rendus biologies - 1 Jan 2000
Ndiaye Magatte, Tine Roger, Faye Babacar, Ndiaye Jean L, Diouf Ibrahima, Lo Aminata C, Sylla Khadime, Dieng Yemou, Hallett Rachel, Alifrangis Michael, Gaye Oumar
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Senegal has since 2003 used sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) for Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT) of malaria in risk groups. However, the large-scale IPT strategy may result in increasing drug resistance. Our study investigated the possible impact of SP-IPT given to infants and children on...
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