Advanced Molecular Detection of Malarone Resistance.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 60(6): 3821-3, 2016 06.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27001821
ABSTRACT
The rapid emergence of drug-resistant malaria parasites during the course of an infection remains a major challenge for providing accurate treatment guidelines. This is particularly important in cases of malaria treatment failure. Using a previously well-characterized case of malaria treatment failure, we show the utility of using next-generation sequencing for early detection of the rise and selection of a previously reported atovaquone-proguanil (malarone) drug resistance-associated mutation.
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Assunto principal:
Plasmodium falciparum
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Resistência a Medicamentos
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Proteínas de Protozoários
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Citocromos b
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Mutação
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
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America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos