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Plasmodium falciparum Genetic Diversity in Continental Equatorial Guinea before and after Introduction of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2017
Guerra Mónica, Neres Rita, Salgueiro Patrícia, Mendes Cristina, Ndong-Mabale Nicolas, Berzosa Pedro, de Sousa Bruno, Arez Ana Paula
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Efforts to control malaria may affect malaria parasite genetic variability and drug resistance, the latter of which is associated with genetic events that promote mechanisms to escape drug action. The worldwide spread of drug resistance has been a major obstacle to controlling Plasmodium falciparum malaria, and thus the study of the origin and spread of associated mutations may provide some insights into the...
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