In vitro susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum Welch field isolates to infusions prepared from Artemisia annua L. cultivated in the Brazilian Amazon

In vitro susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum Welch field isolates to infusions prepared from Artemisia annua L. cultivated in the Brazilian Amazon

Artemisinin is the active antimalarial compound obtained from the leaves of Artemisia annua L. Artemisinin, and its semi-synthetic derivatives, are the main drugs used to treat multi-drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum (one of the human malaria parasite species). The in vitro susceptibility of P. f...

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Main Authors: Luiz Francisco Rocha e Silva, Pedro Melillo de Magalhães, Mônica Regina Farias Costa, Maria das Graças Costa Alecrim, Francisco Célio Maia Chaves, Ari de Freitas Hidalgo, Adrian Martin Pohlit, Pedro Paulo Ribeiro Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2012-11-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Artemisia annua L.
infusion
antiplasmodial
in vitro
field isolate
Amazon Region
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