Gametocyte carriage after seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Plasmodium falciparum infected asymptomatic children
Abstract Background Treatment of clinical Plasmodium falciparum malaria with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) and amodiaquine (AQ) is associated with increased post-treatment gametocyte carriage. The effect of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) with SP and AQ on gametocyte carriage was assessed in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03706-1 |