Resistance to Artemisinin Combination Therapies (ACTs): Do Not Forget the Partner Drug!
Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have become the mainstay for malaria treatment in almost all malaria endemic settings. Artemisinin derivatives are highly potent and fast acting antimalarials; but they have a short half-life and need to be combined with partner drugs with a longer half...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-02-01
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Series: | Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/4/1/26 |