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Anti-folate quintuple mutations in Plasmodium falciparum asymptomatic infections in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Parasitology international - 1 Feb 2023
Nana Rodrigue Roman Dongang, Bayengue Suzanne Sandrine Beack, Mogtomo Martin Luther Koanga, Ngane Anne Rosalie Ngono, Singh Vineeta
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A major challenge in the fight to effectively control malaria is the emergence of resistant parasite to drugs used in therapy as well as for chemoprevention. In this study, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with Plasmodium falciparum resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), one of the partner drugs in artemisinin-based therapies (ACTs) were studied in asymptomatic P. falciparum isolates from...
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