Article
The influence of biological, epidemiological, and treatment factors on the establishment and spread of drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum.
eLife - 7 Jul 2022
Masserey Thiery, Lee Tamsin, Golumbeanu Monica, Shattock Andrew J, Kelly Sherrie L, Hastings Ian M, Penny Melissa A
Abstract excerpt
The effectiveness of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) to treat Plasmodium falciparum malaria is threatened by resistance. The complex interplay between sources of selective pressure-treatment properties, biological factors, transmission intensity, and access to treatment-obscures understanding how, when, and why resistance establishes and spreads across different locations. We developed a disease...
Topics
- Artemisinins
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Genotype
- Humans
- Malaria, Falciparum
- Plasmodium falciparum
