No change in parasite genotype during single episodes of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Gabonese children

Parasitology Research

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 322-327

  Missinou, Michel A ^a,b   Kun, Jürgen F J ^a   Kremsner, Peter G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Gabon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FANSIDAR; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 2; QUININE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; PARASITOSIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 3843076416     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-004-1137-1     Document Type: Article

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