Reduction of multiplicity of infections but no change in msp2 genetic diversity in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Congolese children after introduction of artemisinin-combination therapy

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ibara Okabande, Rod ^a,b   Koukouikila Koussounda, Felix ^a,b   Ndounga, Mathieu ^c,d   Vouvoungui, Jeannhey ^a,b   Malonga, Vladimir ^a,b   Casimiro, Prisca Nadine ^c,d   Ibara, Jean Rosaire ^b   Sidibe, Anissa ^a,b   Ntoumi, Francine ^a,b,e  

^a Fondation Congolaise Pour la Recherche Medicale   (Congo)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MARIEN NGOUABI   (Congo)

^c Centre de Recherche sur les Ressources Végétales   (Congo)

^d Makélékélé Hospital   (Congo)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical episodes; Genetic diversity; Malaria; msp2 gene; Multiplicity of infection; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE PLUS ARTESUNATE; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 2;

ALLELE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTEMISININ COMBINATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONGO; FOLLOW UP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MULTIPLICITY OF INFECTION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONGO; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84870508266     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-410     Document Type: Article

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