Status of dhps and dhfr genes of Plasmodium falciparum in Colombia before artemisinin based treatment policy Estado de los genes dhps y dhfr de Plasmodium falciparum en Colombia antes de la recomendación de tratamiento basado en artemisinina
Introduction: Surveillance of the genetic characteristics of dhps and dhfr can be useful to outline guidelines for application of intermittent preventive therapy in Northwest Colombia and to define the future use of antifolates in artemisinin-based combination therapy schemes. Objective: To evaluate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Asociación Colombiana de Infectología
2012-03-01
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Series: | Infectio |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0123-93922012000100007 |