Standardizing the measurement of parasite clearance in falciparum malaria: the parasite clearance estimator

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A significant reduction in parasite clearance rates following artesunate treatment of falciparum malaria, and increased failure rates following artemisinin combination treatments (ACT), signaled emergent artemisinin resistance in Wes...

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Main Authors: Flegg Jennifer A, Guerin Philippe J, White Nicholas J, Stepniewska Kasia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/10/1/339