Mutant Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter in Hodeidah, Yemen: association with parasitologic indices and treatment-seeking behaviors.

Abdul-Ghani, Rashad; Farag, Hoda F; Allam, Amal F; Shawky, Sherine M; Al-Mekhlafi, Abdulsalam M

Abdul-Ghani, Rashad; Farag, Hoda F; Allam, Amal F; Shawky, Sherine M; Al-Mekhlafi, Abdulsalam M.

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Abdul-Ghani R; Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen. Electronic address: rashadqb@yahoo.com.

Acta Trop ; 128(3): 473-8, 2013 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23906615

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Antimalarials/therapeutic use; Drug Resistance; Malaria, Falciparum/drug therapy; Malaria, Falciparum/parasitology; Membrane Transport Proteins/genetics; Plasmodium falciparum/genetics; Protozoan Proteins/genetics; Adolescent; Adult; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Gene Frequency; Humans; Male; Mutant Proteins/genetics; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Plasmodium falciparum/isolation & purification; Yemen; Young Adult

Key words

Chloroquine; Drug resistance; Hodeidah; Plasmodium falciparum; Treatment-seeking behavior; pfcrt

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 2_ODS3 / 3_ND Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Membrane Transport Proteins / Plasmodium falciparum / Drug Resistance / Protozoan Proteins / Malaria, Falciparum / Antimalarials Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Acta Trop Year: 2013 Document type: Article

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