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Sub-microscopic Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia, dihydropteroate synthase (dhps) resistance mutations to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, transmission intensity and risk of malaria infection in pregnancy in Mount Cameroon Region.
Malaria journal - 2 Mar 2023
Mbacham Harry F, Mosume Diange M, Apinjoh Tobias O, Ntui Vincent N, Moyeh Marcel N, Kalaji Laken N, Wepnje Godlove B, Ghogomu Stephen M, Dionne Jodie A, Tita Alan T N, Achidi Eric A, Anchang-Kimbi Judith K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum resistance to intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) continues to spread throughout sub-Saharan Africa. This study assessed the occurrence of microscopic and sub-microscopic P. falciparum parasitaemia, dihydropteroate synthase mutations associated with resistance to SP and maternal anaemia in the Mount Cameroon area. METHODS: Consenting...
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