Prevalence of Dihydrofolate reductase gene mutations in Plasmodium falciparum isolate from pregnant women in Nigeria
We assessed the prevalence of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and the frequency of the dhfr triple mutation that is associated with antifolate drug resistance among P. falciparumisolates obtained from pregnant women in Ilorin, Nigeria. The study included 179 women in the second and third...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-12-01
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Series: | Infectious Disease Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/3234 |