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Sub-microscopic Plasmodium falciparum infections and multiple drug resistant single nucleotide polymorphic alleles in pregnant women from southwestern Nigeria.
BMC research notes - 9 May 2024
Ibekpobaoku Agatha N, Oboh Mary A, Faal Fatou, Adeniji Elizabeth, Ajibaye Olusola, Idowu Emmanuel T, Amambua-Ngwa Alfred
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OBJECTIVES: The study evaluated sub-microscopic malaria infections in pregnancy using two malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests (mRDTs), microscopy and RT-PCR and characterized Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase (Pfdhfr) and Plasmodium falciparum dihydropteroate synthase (Pfdhps) drug resistant markers in positive samples. METHODS: This was a cross sectional survey of 121 pregnant women. Participants were...
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