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Plasmodium falciparum Recrudescence Two Years after Treatment of an Uncomplicated Infection without Return to an Area Where Malaria Is Endemic.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2018
Malvy Denis, Torrentino-Madamet Marylin, L'Ollivier Coralie, Receveur Marie-Catherine, Jeddi Fakhri, Delhaes Laurence, Piarroux Renaud, Millet Pascal, Pradines Bruno
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We report evidence, confirmed by the lack of travel activity outside of France and genetic diversity analysis using polymorphic microsatellite markers, that Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection effectively treated with an artemisinin-based combination can remain dormant and relapse during pregnancy at least 2 years after treatment.
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