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Prospective Clinical and Molecular Evaluation of Potential Plasmodium ovale curtisi and wallikeri Relapses in a High-transmission Setting
19 Apr 2019
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BACKGROUND: Plasmodium ovale curtisi and wallikeri are perceived as relapsing malarial parasites. Contrary to Plasmodium vivax, direct evidence for this hypothesis is scarce. The aim of this prospective study was to characterize the reappearance patterns of ovale parasites. METHODS: P. ovale spp. infected patients were treated with artemether-lumefantrine and followed biweekly for up to 1 year for the detection...
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