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Molecular detection of drug resistant polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Southwest, Nigeria.
BMC research notes - 27 Oct 2020
Tola Monday, Ajibola Olumide, Idowu Emmanuel Taiwo, Omidiji Olusesan, Awolola Samson Taiwo, Amambua-Ngwa Alfred
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OBJECTIVE: Nigeria bears 25% of global malaria burden despite concerted efforts towards its control and elimination. The emergence of drug resistance to first line drugs, artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs), indicates an urgent need for continuous molecular surveillance of drug resistance especially in high burden countries where drug interventions are heavily relied on. This study describes mutations in...
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