Lack of an association between the ASN-108 mutation in the dihydrofolate reductase gene and in vivo resistance to sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine in Plasmodium falciparum

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 245-248

  Rallón, Norma Ibón ^a   Osorio, Lyda Elena ^a   Giraldo, Luis Ernesto ^a  

^a Ctro Internacional de E   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; FANSIDAR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032777792     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.245     Document Type: Article

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