Assessment of antimalarial drug resistant markers in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections after 4 years of indoor residual spraying in Northern Ghana.
<h4>Background</h4>Drug resistance remains a concern for malaria control and elimination. The effect of interventions on its prevalence needs to be monitored to pre-empt further selection. We assessed the prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum gene mutations associated with resistance to th...
Main Authors: | James L Myers-Hansen, Benjamin Abuaku, Muyiwa K Oyebola, Benedicta A Mensah, Collins Ahorlu, Michael D Wilson, Gordon Awandare, Kwadwo A Koram, Alfred Amambua Ngwa, Anita Ghansah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233478 |
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