Nonradioactive heteroduplex tracking assay for the detection of minority-variant chloroquine-resistant <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>in Madagascar

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Strains of <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>genetically resistant to chloroquine (CQ) due to the presence of <it>pfcrt </it>76T appear to have been recently introduced to the island of Madagascar. The prevalence...

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Main Authors: Mwapasa Victor, Ariey Frédéric, Ramarosandratana Benjamin, Randrianarivelojosia Milijaona, Juliano Jonathan J, Meshnick Steven R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/8/1/47