Mapping sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in infected humans and in parasite populations in Africa

Abstract Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in vulnerable populations reduces malaria morbidity in Africa, but resistance mutations in the parasite dhps gene (combined with dhfr mutations) threaten its efficacy. We update a systematic review to map the prevalence...

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Main Authors: Lucy C. Okell, Jamie T. Griffin, Cally Roper
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e25fbf189ec84e18a29a323f18894f1e
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