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Assessment of antimalarial drug resistant markers in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections after 4 years of indoor residual spraying in Northern Ghana.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Myers-Hansen James L, Abuaku Benjamin, Oyebola Muyiwa K, Mensah Benedicta A, Ahorlu Collins, Wilson Michael D, Awandare Gordon, Koram Kwadwo A, Ngwa Alfred Amambua, Ghansah Anita
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BACKGROUND: Drug resistance remains a concern for malaria control and elimination. The effect of interventions on its prevalence needs to be monitored to pre-empt further selection. We assessed the prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum gene mutations associated with resistance to the antimalarial drugs: sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), chloroquine (CQ) and artemisinin combination therapy (ACTs) after the scale-up of...
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