Plasmodium falciparum Mutant Haplotype Infection during Pregnancy Associated with Reduced Birthweight, Tanzania

Plasmodium falciparum Mutant Haplotype Infection during Pregnancy Associated with Reduced Birthweight, Tanzania

Intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is a key strategy in the control of pregnancy-associated malaria. However, this strategy is compromised by widespread drug resistance from single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the Plasmodium falciparum dihydrof...

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Main Authors: Daniel T. R. Minja, Christentze Schmiegelow, Bruno Mmbando, Stéphanie Boström, Mayke Oesterholt, Pamela Magistrado, Caroline Pehrson, Davis John, Ali Salanti, Adrian J.F. Luty, Martha Lemnge, Thor Theander, John Lusingu, Michael Alifrangis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Plasmodium falciparum
malaria
mutations
haplotype
pregnancy
drug resistance
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/9/13-0133_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/9/13-0133_article

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