Molecular detection of drug resistant polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Southwest, Nigeria

Molecular detection of drug resistant polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Southwest, Nigeria

Abstract Objective Nigeria bears 25% of global malaria burden despite concerted efforts towards its control and elimination. The emergence of drug resistance to first line drugs, artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs), indicates an urgent need for continuous molecular surveillance of drug resistan...

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Main Authors: Monday Tola, Olumide Ajibola, Emmanuel Taiwo Idowu, Olusesan Omidiji, Samson Taiwo Awolola, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Artemisinin
Malaria
K13
Drug resistance
Nigeria
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-020-05334-5

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