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Ex vivo susceptibility and genotyping of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Pikine, Senegal.
Malaria journal - 14 Jun 2017
Mbaye Aminata, Gaye Amy, Dieye Baba, Ndiaye Yaye D, Bei Amy K, Affara Muna, Deme Awa B, Yade Mamadou S, Diongue Khadim, Ndiaye Ibrahima M, Ndiaye Tolla, Sy Mouhamed, Sy Ngayo, Koita Ousmane, Krogstad Donald J, Volkman Sarah, Nwakanma Davis, Ndiaye Daouda
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The monitoring of Plasmodium falciparum sensitivity to anti-malarial drugs is a necessity for effective case management of malaria. This species is characterized by a strong resistance to anti-malarial drugs. In Senegal, the first cases of chloroquine resistance were reported in the Dakar region in 1988 with nearly 7% population prevalence, reaching 47% by 1990. It is in this context that...
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