Molecular Surveillance for Multidrug-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum, Cambodia

Molecular Surveillance for Multidrug-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum, Cambodia

We conducted surveillance for multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Cambodia during 2004–2006 by assessing molecular changes in pfmdr1. The high prevalence of isolates with multiple pfmdr1 copies found in western Cambodia near the Thai border, where artesunate–mefloquine therapy failures occu...

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Main Authors: Naman K. Shah, Alisa P. Alker, Rithy Sem, Agustina Ika Susanti, Sinuon Muth, Jason D. Maguire, Socheat Duong, Frederic Ariey, Steven R Meshnick, Chansuda Wongsrichanalai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
plasmodium falciparum
antimalarial drugs
drug resistance
Cambodia
genetic markers
pfmdr1 protein
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/10/08-0080_article

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