Differential infectivity of gametocytes after artemisinin-based combination therapy of uncomplicated falciparum malaria

Differential infectivity of gametocytes after artemisinin-based combination therapy of uncomplicated falciparum malaria

Background: Most malaria-endemic countries use artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) as their first-line treatment. ACTs are known to be highly effective on asexual stages of the malaria parasite. Malaria transmission and the spread of resistant parasites depend on the infectivity of gametocyt...

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Main Authors: Dinkorma T. Ouologuem, Cheick O. Kone, Bakary Fofana, Bakary Sidibe, Amadou H. Togo, Demba Dembele, Sekou Toure, Sekou Koumare, Ousmane Toure, Issaka Sagara, Abdoulaye Toure, Adama Dao, Ogobara K. Doumbo, Abdoulaye A. Djimde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2018-12-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:
artemisinin
plasmodium falciparum
gametocyte
infectivity
transmission
Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/784

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