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Impact of Intermittent Preventive Treatment During Pregnancy on Plasmodium falciparum Drug Resistance–Mediating Polymorphisms in Uganda
17 Aug 2017
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Background: In a recent trial of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) in Uganda, dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) was superior to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in preventing maternal and placental malaria. Methods: We compared genotypes using sequencing, fluorescent microsphere, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays at loci associated with drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum...
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