| Literature DB >> 20404118 |
Benoit Witkowski1, Marie-Laure Nicolau, Patrice Njomnang Soh, Xavier Iriart, Sandie Menard, Muriel Alvarez, Bruno Marchou, Jean-François Magnaval, Françoise Benoit-Vical, Antoine Berry.
Abstract
Amplification of pfmdr1 in Plasmodium falciparum is linked to resistance to aryl-amino-alcohols and in reduced susceptibility to artemisinins. We demonstrate here that duplicated pfmdr1 genotypes circulate in West Africa. The monitoring of this prevalence in Africa appears essential for determining the antimalarial policy and to maintain the efficiency of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for as long as possible.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20404118 PMCID: PMC2897320 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00209-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191