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RDTs as a source of DNA to study Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance in isolates from Senegal and the Comoros Islands.
Malaria journal - 29 Sept 2015
Papa Mze Nasserdine, Ndiaye Yaye Die, Diedhiou Cyrille K, Rahamatou Silai, Dieye Baba, Daniels Rachel F, Hamilton Elizabeth J, Diallo Mouhamadou, Bei Amy K, Wirth Dyann F, Mboup Souleymane, Volkman Sarah K, Ahouidi Ambroise D, Ndiaye Daouda
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BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization has recommended rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for use in the diagnosis of suspected malaria cases. In addition to providing quick and accurate detection of Plasmodium parasite proteins in the blood, these tests can be used as sources of DNA for further genetic studies. As sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine is used currently for intermittent presumptive treatment of pregnant women...
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