Prevalence of mutations in the cysteine desulfurase IscS (Pfnfs1) gene in recurrent Plasmodium falciparum infections following artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) treatment in Matayos, Western Kenya

Prevalence of mutations in the cysteine desulfurase IscS (Pfnfs1) gene in recurrent Plasmodium falciparum infections following artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) treatment in Matayos, Western Kenya

Abstract Background Malaria remains a public health concern globally. Resistance to anti-malarial drugs has consistently threatened the gains in controlling the malaria parasites. Currently, artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) are the treatment regimens against Plasm...

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Main Authors: Beatrice Gachie, Kelvin Thiong’o, Brenda Muriithi, Jean Chepngetich, Noah Onchieku, Jeremiah Gathirwa, Peter Mwitari, Gabriel Magoma, Daniel Kiboi, Francis Kimani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Plasmodium falciparum
Cysteine desulfurase
Artemether-lumefantrine
Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
Recurrent infections
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04587-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04587-2

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