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Therapeutic responses of Plasmodium vivax malaria to chloroquine and primaquine treatment in northeastern Myanmar.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2015
Yuan Lili, Wang Ying, Parker Daniel M, Gupta Bhavna, Yang Zhaoqing, Liu Huaie, Fan Qi, Cao Yaming, Xiao Yuping, Lee Ming-chieh, Zhou Guofa, Yan Guiyun, Baird J Kevin, Cui Liwang
Abstract excerpt
Chloroquine-primaquine (CQ-PQ) continues to be the frontline therapy for radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria. Emergence of CQ-resistant (CQR) P. vivax parasites requires a shift to artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs), which imposes a significant financial, logistical, and safety burden. Monitoring the therapeutic efficacy of CQ is thus important. Here, we evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of CQ-PQ for...
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