Mutations in the <it>Plasmodium falciparum cytochrome b </it>gene are associated with delayed parasite recrudescence in malaria patients treated with atovaquone-proguanil

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Fixed-dose combination antimalarial drugs have played an increasingly important role in the treatment and chemoprophylaxis of falciparum malaria since the worldwide failure of monotherapy with chloroquine. Atovaquone-proguanil is one...

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Main Authors: Fivelman Quinton L, Burke Martina, Price Nicholas, Laundy Matt, Sutherland Colin J, Pasvol Geoffrey, Klein John L, Chiodini Peter L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/7/1/240