Evaluation of Drug Resistant Genotypes to Fansidar and Chloroquine by Studying Mutation in Pfdhfr and Pfmdr1 Genes in Plasmodium falciparum Isolates from Laghman Province, Afghanistan

Background: Malaria is one of the major health problems in endemic countries like Afghanistan. Evidence has been reported about reducing the effects of chloroquine against Plasmodium falciparum in many endemic countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the resistance mutations in pfmdr1 an...

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Main Authors: Abdolhossein Dalimi, Sayed Hussain Mosawi, Reza Fotouhi-Ardakani, Ali Dalirghafari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2022-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/2901