Suppressive effect of azithromycin on <it>Plasmodium berghei </it>mosquito stage development and apicoplast replication

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Azithromycin (AZM) is a macrolide antibiotic that displays an excellent safety profile even in children and pregnant women and has been shown to have anti-malarial activity against blood stage <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it&g...

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Main Authors: Tanaka Yoshiya, Kanazawa Tamotsu, Osada Yoshio, Shimizu Shoichi, Arai Meiji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/9/1/73