Article
Widespread resistance mutations to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in malaria parasites imported to China from Central and Western Africa.
International journal for parasitology. Drugs and drug resistance - 1 Apr 2020
Zhao Luyi, Pi Liang, Qin Yucheng, Lu Yuxin, Zeng Weilin, Xiang Zheng, Qin Pien, Chen Xi, Li Cuiying, Zhang Yanmei, Wang Siqi, Si Yu, Yang Gongchao, Rosenthal Benjamin M, Huang Yaming, Yang Zhaoqing
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Imported cases of infectious disease provide invaluable information about epidemiological conditions abroad, and should guide treatment decisions at home and abroad. Here, we examined cases of malaria imported from Africa to China for mutations eroding the efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), sometimes used as an intermittent preventive treatment during for pregnant women and infants. METHODS:...
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