Increase in the prevalence of mutations associated with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum isolates collected from early to late pregnancy in Nanoro, Burkina Faso

BACKGROUND: Pregnant women are a high-risk group for Plasmodium falciparum infections, which may result in maternal anaemia and low birth weight newborns, among other adverse birth outcomes. Intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine during pregnancy (IPTp-SP) is widely impleme...

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Main Authors: Ruizendaal, E, Tahita, M, Geskus, R, Versteeg, I, Scott, S, d'Alessandro, U, Lompo, P, Derra, K, Traore-Coulibaly, M, de Jong, M, Schallig, H, Tinto, H, Mens, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2017