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Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax genotypes and efficacy of intermittent preventive treatment in Papua New Guinea.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Nov 2014
Barnadas Celine, Senn Nicolas, Iga Jonah, Timinao Lincoln, Javati Sarah, Malau Elisheba, Rarau Patricia, Reeder John C, Siba Peter, Karunajeewa Harin, Zimmerman Peter A, Davis Timothy M, Mueller Ivo
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Intermittent preventive treatment of infants (IPTi) reduces early childhood malaria-related morbidity. While genotypic drug resistance markers have proven useful in predicting the efficacy of antimalarial drugs in case management, there are few equivalent data relating to their protective efficacy when used as IPTi. The present data from an IPTi trial in Papua New Guinea demonstrate how these markers can predict...
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