Evidence that recurrent Plasmodium falciparum infection is caused by recrudescence of resistant parasites

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 436-439

  Al Yaman, Fadwa ^b   Genton, Blaise ^c   Reeder, John C ^a   Anders, Robin F ^a   Alpers, Michael P ^c  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; MEROZOITE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PARASITOSIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RECURRENT DISEASE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030887249     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.436     Document Type: Article

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