Short report: Therapeutic efficacy of chloroquine in Plasmodium vivax and the pvmdr1 polymorphisms in the Republic of Korea under mass chemoprophylaxis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 532-534

  Kim, Young Keun ^a,d,e   Kim, Changsoo ^a,b,d,e   Park, Inho ^a,c,d,e   Kim, Hyo Youl ^a,d,e   Choi, Jun Yong ^a,b,d,e   Kim, June Myung ^a,b,d,e  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Armed Forces Seoul Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Konyang University   (South Korea)

^e Armed Forces Medical Command ^*  (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; GENOMIC DNA; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE; PRIMAQUINE; PROTOZOAL DNA; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; MDR1 PROTEIN, PLASMODIUM VIVAX; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; GENE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITEMIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PVMDR 1 GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOLDIER; SOUTH KOREA; TREATMENT DURATION; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY;

PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; MALARIA, VIVAX; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRIMAQUINE; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 79957971747     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0486     Document Type: Article

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