Polymorphisms in K13, pfcrt, pfmdr1, pfdhfr, and pfdhps in parasites isolated from symptomatic malaria patients in Burkina Faso

Background: The emergence of resistance to artemisinin derivatives in western Cambodia is threatening to revert the recent advances made toward global malaria control and elimination. Known resistance-mediating polymorphisms in the K13, pfcrt, pfmdr1, pfdhfr, and pfdhps genes are of greatest importa...

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Main Authors: Somé Anyirékun Fabrice, Sorgho Hermann, Zongo Issaka, Bazié Thomas, Nikiéma Frédéric, Sawadogo Amadé, Zongo Moussa, Compaoré Yves-Daniel, Ouédraogo Jean-Bosco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
k13
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2016069