Prevalence of resistance associated polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum field isolates from southern Pakistan

Background: Scarce data are available on Plasmodium falciparum anti-malarial drug resistance in Pakistan. The aim of this study was, therefore, to determine the prevalence of P. falciparum resistance associated polymorphisms in field isolates from southern Pakistan. Methods: Blood samples from 244 p...

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Main Author: Ghanchi, Najia Karim (author)
Other Authors: Ursing, Johan (author), Beg, Mohammad A. (author), Veiga, Maria I. (author), Jafri, Sana (author), Martensson, Andreas (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
In-vivo selection
Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine
Dihydropteroate synthase
Dihydrofolate-reductase
Artemether-Lumefantrine
Chloroquine resistance
Malaria parasites
Pfmdr1 Gene
Mutations
Pfcrt
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/11381
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/11381

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