Occurrence of septuple and elevated Pfdhfr-Pfdhps quintuple mutations in a general population threatens the use of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria prevention during pregnancy in eastern-coast of Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase (Pfdhfr) and dihydropteroate synthetase (Pfdhps) mutations compromise the effectiveness of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) for treatment of uncomplicated malaria, and are likely to impair the efficiency of intermittent preventive treatment dur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bwire, George M., Mikomangwa, Wigilya P., Kilonzi, Manase
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7374904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32698764
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05253-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7374904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32698764
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05253-7

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