Evidence of an increased incidence of day 3 parasitaemia in Suriname: an indicator of the emerging resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to artemether

The emerging resistance to artemisinin derivatives that has been reported in South-East Asia led us to assess the efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine as the first line therapy for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum infections in Suriname. This drug assessment was performed according to the recommen...

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Main Authors: Stephen GS Vreden, Jeetendra K Jitan, Rakesh D Bansie, Malti R Adhin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000800968&lng=en&tlng=en