High prevalence of Pfmdr-1 N86 and D1246 genotypes detected among febrile malaria outpatients attending Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Northern Uganda

High prevalence of Pfmdr-1 N86 and D1246 genotypes detected among febrile malaria outpatients attending Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Northern Uganda

Abstract Objective To determine the prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum multi-drug resistant gene-1 (Pfmdr-1) N86Y and D1246Y genotypes among febrile malaria outpatients attending Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda. Results Overall, 92.3% (n = 48/52) and 90% (n = 45/50) of the parasites detecte...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel Achol, Stephen Ochaya, Geoffrey M. Malinga, Hillary Edema, Richard Echodu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Malaria
Pfmdr-1
Mutation
Drug resistance
Genotypes
Prevalence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4269-1

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