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In vitro selection of Plasmodium falciparum Pfcrt and Pfmdr1 variants by artemisinin.
Malaria journal - 22 Jul 2016
Njokah Muturi J, Kang'ethe Joseph N, Kinyua Johnson, Kariuki Daniel, Kimani Francis T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Anti-malarial drugs are the major focus in the prevention and treatment of malaria. Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the WHO recommended first-line treatment for Plasmodium falciparum malaria across the endemic world. Also ACT is increasingly relied upon in treating Plasmodium vivax malaria where chloroquine is failing. The emergence of artemisinin drug-resistant parasites is a serious...
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