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In vivo selection of Plasmodium falciparum Pfcrt and Pfmdr1 variants by artemether-lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in Burkina Faso.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2015
Baraka Vito, Tinto Halidou, Valea Innocent, Fitzhenry Robert, Delgado-Ratto Christopher, Mbonye Martin K, Van Overmeir Chantal, Rosanas-Urgell Anna, Van Geertruyden Jean-Pierre, D'Alessandro Umberto, Erhart Annette
Abstract excerpt
Plasmodium falciparum Pfcrt-76 and Pfmdr1-86 gene polymorphisms were determined during a clinical trial in Burkina Faso comparing the efficacies of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PPQ) and artemether-lumefantrine (AL). Significant selection of Pfcrt-K76 was observed after exposure to AL and D...
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