Polymorphisms in Plasmodium vivax antifolate resistance markers in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2017

Abstract Background Plasmodium vivax is the predominant Plasmodium species in Afghanistan. National guidelines recommend the combination of chloroquine and primaquine (CQ-PQ) for radical treatment of P. vivax malaria. Artesunate in combination with the antifolates sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) has...

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Main Authors: Kasama Rakmark, Ghulam R. Awab, Jureeporn Duanguppama, Usa Boonyuen, Arjen M. Dondorp, Mallika Imwong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03319-0