The search for effective and sustainable treatments for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Africa: A model of the selection of resistance by antifolate drugs and their combinations

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-173

  Watkins, William M ^a   Sibley, Carol Hopkins ^b   Hastings, Ian M ^c  

^a I Forge Cottages   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTESUNATE; CHLORPROGUANIL PLUS DAPSONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; FANSIDAR; PYRIMETHAMINE; SESQUITERPENE; SULFADOXINE; SULFADOXINE-PYRIMETHAMINE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MODEL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TREATMENT FAILURE; ANIMAL; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; EVALUATION; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ARTESUNATE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PYRIMETHAMINE; SESQUITERPENES; SULFADOXINE;

EID: 15844392799     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.163     Document Type: Article

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