Assessment of antimalarial drug resistant markers in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections after 4 years of indoor residual spraying in Northern Ghana.

Assessment of antimalarial drug resistant markers in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections after 4 years of indoor residual spraying in Northern Ghana.

<h4>Background</h4>Drug resistance remains a concern for malaria control and elimination. The effect of interventions on its prevalence needs to be monitored to pre-empt further selection. We assessed the prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum gene mutations associated with resistance to th...

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Main Authors: James L Myers-Hansen, Benjamin Abuaku, Muyiwa K Oyebola, Benedicta A Mensah, Collins Ahorlu, Michael D Wilson, Gordon Awandare, Kwadwo A Koram, Alfred Amambua Ngwa, Anita Ghansah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233478

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