No pfmdr1 amplifications in samples from Guinea-Bissau and Liberia collected between 1981 and 2004 [4]

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 194, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 716-718

  Ursing, Johan ^a   Kofoed, Poul Erik ^a,c,d   Rombo, Lars ^a,b,d   Gil, J Pedro ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Division of Infectious Diseases Thoracic Medicine and Dermatology   (Sweden)

^c KOLDING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Projecto de Saude de Bandim   (Guinea-Bissau)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; BENFLUMETOL; CHLOROQUINE; DNA; HALOFANTRINE; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE;

DNA DETERMINATION; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; GUINEA-BISSAU; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LETTER; LIBERIA; MALARIA; PFMDR1 GENE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33748053327     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/506456     Document Type: Letter

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