Plasmodium falciparum sulfadoxine resistance is geographically and genetically clustered within the DR Congo

Understanding the spatial clustering of Plasmodium falciparum populations can assist efforts to contain drug-resistant parasites and maintain the efficacy of future drugs. We sequenced single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the dihydropteroate synthase gene (dhps) associated with sulfadoxine resi...

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Main Authors: Taylor, Steve M., Antonia, Alejandro L., Parobek, Christian M., Juliano, Jonathan J., Janko, Mark, Emch, Michael, Alam, Md Tauqeer, Udhayakumar, Venkatachalam, Tshefu, Antoinette K., Meshnick, Steven R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3558697/