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The detection of pfcrt and pfmdr1 point mutations as molecular markers of chloroquine drug resistance, Pahang, Malaysia

BACKGROUND: Malaria is still a public health problem in Malaysia with chloroquine (CQ) being the first-line drug in the treatment policy of uncomplicated malaria. There is a scarcity in information about the magnitude of Plasmodium falciparum CQ resistance. This study aims to investigate the presenc...

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Autores principales: Atroosh, Wahib M, Al-Mekhlafi, Hesham M, Mahdy, Mohammed AK, Surin, Johari
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3493286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22853645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-11-251