Mapping the spread of malaria drug resistance.
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 19365538.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000054 and PMC identifier 2661254.
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Abstract
Tim Anderson discusses a new study of molecular variation in alleles at the dihydropteroate synthase locus, which underlies resistance to sulfadoxine, in over 5,000 parasites from 50 locations.
Medical subject headings
- Antimalarials
- Drug Resistance
- Malaria, Falciparum
- Plasmodium falciparum