Sentinel network for monitoring in vitro susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to antimalarial drugs in Colombia: a proof of concept

Drug resistance is one of the principal obstacles blocking worldwide malaria control. In Colombia, malaria remains a major public health concern and drug-resistant parasites have been reported. In vitro drug susceptibility assays are a useful tool for monitoring the emergence and spread of drug-resi...

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Main Authors: Samanda L Aponte, Gustavo Díaz, Zuleima Pava, Diego F Echeverry, Darío Ibarguen, Melissa Rios, Luz M Murcia, Claudia Quelal, Claribel Murillo, Pedro Gil, Anders Björkman, Lyda Osorio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2011-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000900016&lng=en&tlng=en