Overview of the improvement of the ring-stage survival assay – a novel phenotypic assay for the detection of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum

Overview of the improvement of the ring-stage survival assay – a novel phenotypic assay for the detection of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum

Artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum threatens the remarkable efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapies worldwide. Thus, greater insight into the resistance mechanism using monitoring tools is essential. The ring-stage survival assay is used for phenotyping artemisinin-resistanc...

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Main Authors: Jie Zhang, Guo-Hua Feng, Chun-Yan Zou, Pin-Can Su, Zhao-Qing Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Science Press, PR China 2017-11-01
Series:Zoological Research
Subjects:
Malaria
Artemisinin
Resistant phenotype
Ring-stage survival assay
Improvement
Application
Online Access:http://www.zoores.ac.cn/EN/abstract/abstract3857.shtml

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