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Longitudinal surveillance of drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from the China-Myanmar border reveals persistent circulation of multidrug resistant parasites.
International journal for parasitology. Drugs and drug resistance - 1 Aug 2018
Bai Yao, Zhang Jiaqi, Geng Jinting, Xu Shiling, Deng Shuang, Zeng Weilin, Wang Zenglei, Ngassa Mbenda Huguette Gaelle, Zhang Jie, Li Na, Wu Yanrui, Li Cuiying, Liu Huae, Ruan Yonghua, Cao Yaming, Yang Zhaoqing, Cui Liwang
Abstract excerpt
Multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in the Greater Mekong Subregion of Southeast Asia is a major threat to malaria elimination and requires close surveillance. In this study, we collected 107 longitudinal clinical samples of P. falciparum in 2007-2012 from the malaria hypoendemic region of the China-Myanmar border and measured their in vitro susceptibilities to 10 antimalarial drugs. Overall, parasites had...
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