Molecular analysis of recrudescent parasites in a Plasmodium falciparum drug efficacy trial in Gabon

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 719-724

  Ranford Cartwright, L C ^a   Taylor, J ^a   Umasunthar, T ^a   Taylor, L H ^a   Babiker, H A ^a   Lell, B ^b,c,d   Schmidt Ott, J R ^b,d   Lehman, L G ^b,d   Walliker, D ^a   Kremsner, P G ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Hôpital Albert Schweitzer   (Gabon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Genotypes; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Polymerase chain reaction; Recrudescence

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; DNA; FANSIDAR; FANSIMEF; MEFLOQUINE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DNA DETERMINATION; GABON; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REINFECTION; RELAPSE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 13144250200     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90539-3     Document Type: Article

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