Global extent of chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium vivax: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND: Chloroquine is the first-line treatment for Plasmodium vivax malaria in most endemic countries, but resistance is increasing. Monitoring of antimalarial efficacy is essential, but in P. vivax infections the assessment of treatment efficacy is confounded by relapse from the dormant liver...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Lancet
2014
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