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Surveillance of drug resistance molecular markers in Plasmodium vivax before and after introduction of dihydroartemisinin and piperaquine in Thailand: 2009-2019.
Parasitology research - 1 Dec 2023
Suphakhonchuwong Nutnicha, Rungsihirunrat Kanchana, Kuesap Jiraporn
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to antimalarial drugs is a serious issue around the world. Widespread Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum coinfections are commonly found in Thailand. Dihydroartemisinin and piperaquine (DHA-PPQ) have been used as first-line treatments for P. falciparum since 2015, and chloroquine (CQ) and primaquine (PQ) have remained first-line drugs for P. vivax for more than 60 years. Coinfections may lead parasites...
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