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Dynamic of plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter gene Pfcrt K76T mutation five years after withdrawal of chloroquine in Burkina Faso.
The Pan African medical journal - 1 Jan 2015
Sondo Paul, Derra Karim, Tarnagda Zekiba, Nakanabo Seydou Diallo, Zampa Odile, Kazienga Adama, Valea Innocent, Sorgho Hermann, Ouedraogo Jean-Bosco, Guiguemde Tinga Robert, Tinto Halidou
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the evolution of Pfcrt K76T mutation five years after the withdrawal of chloroquine in Burkina Faso. A total of 675 clinical isolates collected from October 2010 to September 2012 were successfully genotyped. Single nucleotide polymorphism in Pfcrt (codon 76) gene was analyzed. The prevalence of resistant Pfcrt 76T allele was 20.55%. There was a progressive decrease of the proportion of mutant...
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