Are <i>pvcrt-o</i> and <i>pvmdr1</i> Gene Mutations Associated with <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> Chloroquine-Resistant Parasites?

Are <i>pvcrt-o</i> and <i>pvmdr1</i> Gene Mutations Associated with <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> Chloroquine-Resistant Parasites?

(1) Background: Malaria remains a significant global public health issue. Since parasites quickly became resistant to most of the available antimalarial drugs, treatment effectiveness must be constantly monitored. In Brazil, up to 10% of cases of vivax malaria resistant to chloroquine (CQ) have been...

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Main Authors: Rebecca de Abreu-Fernandes, Natália Ketrin Almeida-de-Oliveira, Aline Rosa de Lavigne Mello, Lucas Tavares de Queiroz, Jacqueline de Aguiar Barros, Bárbara de Oliveira Baptista, Joseli Oliveira-Ferreira, Rodrigo Medeiros de Souza, Lilian Rose Pratt-Riccio, Patrícia Brasil, Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro, Maria de Fátima Ferreira-da-Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
chloroquine
chemoresistance
malaria
<i>P. vivax</i>
<i>pvcrt-o</i>
<i>pvmdr1</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/12/1/141

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