Some features of primary and recrudescent amodiaquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum infections in Nigerian children

Characteristics of primary and recrudescent Plasmodium falciparum infections were evaluated in 25 children who did not recover after amodiaquine (AQ) treatment. Recrudescence was detected by a thick blood smear and confirmed by polymerase chain reaction. Over half of recrudescent events occurred aft...

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Main Authors: Akintunde Sowunmi, Sulayman T Balogun, Grace O Gbotosho, Christian T Happi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000800002