The prevalence and degree of resistance of <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> to first-line antimalarial drugs : An in vitro study from a malaria endemic region in Yemen.
<b>Background: </b> Unpublished studies on antimalarial drug efficacy have found low levels of chloroquine resis-tance in Yemen. This study was carried out to determine the current prevalence of drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum in Yemen to the main anti-malarial drugs and to dete...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2007-01-01
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Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2007;volume=27;issue=6;spage=432;epage=436;aulast=Al-Shamahy |