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Increase in the prevalence of mutations associated with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum isolates collected from early to late pregnancy in Nanoro, Burkina Faso.
Malaria journal - 28 Apr 2017
Ruizendaal Esmée, Tahita Marc C, Geskus Ronald B, Versteeg Inge, Scott Susana, d'Alessandro Umberto, Lompo Palpouguini, Derra Karim, Traore-Coulibaly Maminata, de Jong Menno D, Schallig Henk D F H, Tinto Halidou, Mens Petra F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pregnant women are a high-risk group for Plasmodium falciparum infections, which may result in maternal anaemia and low birth weight newborns, among other adverse birth outcomes. Intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine during pregnancy (IPTp-SP) is widely implemented to prevent these negative effects of malaria. However, resistance against SP by P. falciparum may decrease...
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