Independent emergence of artemisinin resistance mutations among Plasmodium falciparum in Southeast Asia.
The emergence of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Southeast Asia threatens malaria treatment efficacy. Mutations in a kelch protein encoded on P. falciparum chromosome 13 (K13) have been associated with resistance in vitro and in field samples from Cambodia.P. falciparum infections fro...
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Format: | Journal article |
Jezik: | English |
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2015
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