Plasmodium falciparum dhps and dhfr markers of resistance to sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine five years (2016–2020) after the implementation of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Cameroon [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Plasmodium falciparum dhps and dhfr markers of resistance to sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine five years (2016–2020) after the implementation of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Cameroon [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Background Antimalarial drug resistance is a major challenge in the fight against malaria. Cameroon implemented seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine and amodiaquine (SPAQ) to over 1.5 million children aged 3–59 months from 2016, raising concerns whether drug pressure...

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Main Authors: Palmer M. Netongo, Akindeh M. Nji, Peter Thelma N. Niba, Innocent M. Ali, Randolph Ngwafor, Calvino F. Tah, Germaine Ekoyol, William D. Nana, Jude D. Bigoga, Dorothy F. Ashu, Wilfried F. Mbacham, Christopher B. Tume, Pacome V. K. Tchuenkam, Jean Paul K. Chedjou, Lesley N. Ngum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2024-06-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
Subjects:
sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine
drug resistance
plasmodium falciparum
chemoprevention
Pfdhps
Cameroon
eng
Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-323/v1

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