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High prevalence of dhfr and dhps molecular markers in Plasmodium falciparum in pregnant women of Nchelenge district, Northern Zambia

BACKGROUND: Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is the recommended drug for intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) in most African countries, including Zambia. However, malaria is still one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in pregnant women despite reports of greater than...

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Autores principales: Siame, Mwiche NP, Mharakurwa, Sungano, Chipeta, James, Thuma, Philip, Michelo, Charles
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25943379
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0676-5