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