Persistence of chloroquine resistance alleles in malaria endemic countries: a systematic review of burden and risk factors

Persistence of chloroquine resistance alleles in malaria endemic countries: a systematic review of burden and risk factors

Abstract Background Chloroquine, a previous highly efficacious, easy to use and affordable anti-malarial agent was withdrawn from malaria endemic regions due to high levels of resistance. This review collated evidence from published-reviewed articles to establish prevalence of Pfcrt 76T and Pfmdr-1...

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Main Authors: Moses Ocan, Dickens Akena, Sam Nsobya, Moses R. Kamya, Richard Senono, Alison Annet Kinengyere, Ekwaro A. Obuku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Chloroquine
Re-emergence
Sensitivity
Plasmodium falciparum
Policy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2716-z

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