Evaluation of dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthetase genotypes that confer resistance to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> in Haiti

Evaluation of dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthetase genotypes that confer resistance to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> in Haiti

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Malaria caused by <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> infects roughly 30,000 individuals in Haiti each year. Haiti has used chloroquine (CQ) as a first-line treatment for malaria for many years and as a result there are concer...

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Main Authors:	Carter Tamar E, Warner Megan, Mulligan Connie J, Existe Alexander, Victor Yves S, Memnon Gladys, Boncy Jacques, Oscar Roland, Fukuda Mark M, Okech Bernard A
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2012-08-01
Series:	Malaria Journal
Subjects:	Malaria Hispaniola Folic acid antagonists Anti-malarials Drug resistance Transmission Fansidar
Online Access:	http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/275

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