Altered Intraerythrocytic Development Phenotypes of Artemisinin-Resistant <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> Confer a Fitness Advantage

Resistance to artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs) has emerged in southeast Asia threatening the most widely used treatment against antimalarial-resistant Plasmodium falciparum worldwide. Artemisinin resistance has been associated with a reduced rate of parasite clearance following treatment wit...

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Main Author: Hott, Amanda
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2015
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5869
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7065&amp;context=etd