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Impacts of Antimalarial Drugs on Plasmodium falciparum Drug Resistance Markers, Western Kenya, 2003-2015.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Mar 2018
Hemming-Schroeder Elizabeth, Umukoro Emuejevuoke, Lo Eugenia, Fung Becky, Tomás-Domingo Pedro, Zhou Guofa, Zhong Daibin, Dixit Amruta, Atieli Harrysone, Githeko Andrew, Vardo-Zalik Anne, Yan Guiyun
Abstract excerpt
Antimalarial drug resistance has threatened global malaria control since chloroquine (CQ)-resistant Plasmodium falciparum emerged in Asia in the 1950s. Understanding the impacts of changing antimalarial drug policy on resistance is critical for resistance management. Plasmodium falciparum isolates were collected from 2003 to 2015 in western Kenya and analyzed for genetic markers associated with resistance to CQ...
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