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High frequency of Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance marker (pfcrt T76 mutation) in Yemen: An urgent need to re-examine malaria drug policy

BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a significant health problem in Yemen with Plasmodium falciparum being the predominant species which is responsible for 90% of the malaria cases. Despite serious concerns regarding increasing drug resistance, chloroquine is still used for the prevention and treatment of m...

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Autores principales: Al-Mekhlafi, Abdulsalam M, Mahdy, Mohammed AK, Al-Mekhlafi, Hesham M, Azazy, Ahmed A, Fong, Mun Yik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3125383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21619624
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-94

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