Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6127965 | Acta Tropica | 2012 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Whether the therapy of SP plus AS protects against the spread of resistance to SP. ⺠pfdhps, pfdhfr, pfcrt and pfmdr1 were analyzed in 170 Plasmodium falciparum samples. ⺠The prevalence of pfdhfr/pfdhps triple mutations decreased from 53.3% in 2008 to 38% in 2010. ⺠SP is effective for treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Iran.
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Authors
Mandana Afsharpad, Sedigheh Zakeri, Sakineh Pirahmadi, Navid Dinparast Djadid,