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Prevalence of crt and mdr-1 mutations in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Grande Comore island after withdrawal of chloroquine
15 Aug 2016
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BACKGROUND: In Comoros, the widespread of chloroquine (CQ)-resistant Plasmodium falciparum populations was a major obstacle to malaria control, which led to the official withdrawal of CQ in 2004. Continuous monitoring of CQ-resistant markers of the P. falciparum CQ resistant transporter (pfcrt) and the P. falciparum multiple drug resistance 1 (pfmdr-1) is necessary inder to obtain first-hand information on CQ...
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