Plasmodium falciparum resistant to chloroquine and to pyrimethamine in Comoros

We report the outcome of chloroquine treatment and the prevalence of mutations at codon 86 of the pfmdr 1 gene, at codon 76 of the pfcrt gene, and at codon 108 of the pfdhfr gene in clinical isolates of Plasmodium falciparum collected from 30 children under 10 years of age living in the Comoros Unio...

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Main Authors: Randrianarivelojosia M., Raherinjafy R.H., Migliani R., Mercereau-Puijalon O., Ariey F., Bedja S. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2004-12-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2004114419