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Significant geographical differences in prevalence of mutations associated with Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax drug resistance in two regions from Papua New Guinea.
Malaria journal - 9 Oct 2015
Barnadas Céline, Timinao Lincoln, Javati Sarah, Iga Jonah, Malau Elisheba, Koepfli Cristian, Robinson Leanne J, Senn Nicolas, Kiniboro Benson, Rare Lawrence, Reeder John C, Siba Peter M, Zimmerman Peter A, Karunajeewa Harin, Davis Timothy M, Mueller Ivo
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BACKGROUND: Drug resistance remains a major obstacle to malaria treatment and control. It can arise and spread rapidly, and vary substantially even at sub-national level. National malaria programmes require cost-effective and timely ways of characterizing drug-resistance at multiple sites within their countries. METHODS: An improved multiplexed post-PCR ligase detection reaction-fluorescent microsphere assay...
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