Surveillance of genetic markers associated with Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapy in Pakistan, 2018–2019

Surveillance of genetic markers associated with Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapy in Pakistan, 2018–2019

Abstract Background The spread of artemisinin resistance in the Greater Mekong Subregion of Southeast Asia poses a significant threat for current anti-malarial treatment guidelines globally. The aim of this study was to assess the current prevalence of molecular markers of drug resistance in Plasmod...

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Main Authors: Abdul Qader Khan, Leyre Pernaute-Lau, Aamer Ali Khattak, Sanna Luijcx, Berit Aydin-Schmidt, Mubashir Hussain, Taj Ali Khan, Farees Uddin Mufti, Ulrika Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Plasmodium falciparum
Pakistan
Artemisinin-based combination therapy
Artemether–lumefantrine
Chloroquine
Drug resistance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03276-8

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