Detection of atovaquone-proguanil resistance conferring mutations in Plasmodium falciparum cytochrome b gene in Luanda, Angola

Background: The fixed dose combination atovaquone-proguanil is a recently introduced antimalarial for treatment and prophylaxis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. It is highly effective with a good tolerability profile and a convenient prophylactic regimen. Nevertheless, cases of treatment failure ha...

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Main Author: Pimentel, Sónia (author)
Other Authors: Nogueira, Fátima (author), Benchimol, Carla (author), Quinhentos, Vatúsia (author), Bom, Joana (author), Varandas, Luís (author), Do Rosário, Virgílio (author), Bernardino, Luís (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Parasitology
Infectious Diseases
Genetics
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/117263
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/117263

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http://hdl.handle.net/10362/117263

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