Low prevalence of highly sulfadoxine‐resistant dihydropteroate synthase alleles in Plasmodium falciparum isolates in Benin

Low prevalence of highly sulfadoxine‐resistant dihydropteroate synthase alleles in Plasmodium falciparum isolates in Benin

Abstract Background In 2004, in response to high levels of treatment failure associated with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) resistance, Benin changed its first-line malaria treatment from SP to artemisinin-based combination therapy for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Resist...

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Main Authors: Samaly Souza Svigel, Adicath Adeothy, Augustin Kpemasse, Ernest Houngbo, Antoine Sianou, Ramani Saliou, Monica E. Patton, Fortune Dagnon, Eric S. Halsey, Alexis Tchevoede, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, Naomi W. Lucchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Drug resistance
Sulfadoxine Pyrimethamine
Pfdhfr
Pfdhps
Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Pregnant
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03605-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03605-5

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