The detection and treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria: Time for change
In most countries where malaria is endemic, P. falciparum malaria is on the rise. This is primarily due to the spread of drug-resistant strains. Drug resistance is mediated by spontaneous changes in the parasite genome that allow resistant parasites to escape the action of the drugs. The spread of d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2004-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Postgraduate Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2004;volume=50;issue=1;spage=35;epage=39;aulast=Nosten |