Prevalence of point mutations in the dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthetase genes of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from India and Thailand: A molecular epidemiologic study

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 737-743

  Biswas, S ^a   Escalante, A ^b   Chaiyaroj, S ^c   Angkasekwinai, P ^c   Lal, A A ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^b INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dihydrofolate reductase; Dihydropteroate synthetase; Drug resistance; Fansidar; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE; FANSIDAR;

ARTICLE; CODON; HUMAN; INDIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLOROQUINE; DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE; THAILAND;

EID: 0033736159     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2000.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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