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Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin resistance monitoring in Sabah, Malaysia: in vivo therapeutic efficacy and kelch13 molecular marker surveillance.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Spreading Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin drug resistance threatens global malaria public health gains. Limited data exist to define the extent of P. falciparum artemisinin resistance southeast of the Greater Mekong region in Malaysia. METHODS:A clinical efficacy study of oral artesunate (total target dose 12 mg/kg) daily for 3 days was conducted in patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria and a parasite count?

SUBMITTER: Grigg MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6287347 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin resistance monitoring in Sabah, Malaysia: in vivo therapeutic efficacy and kelch13 molecular marker surveillance.

Grigg Matthew J MJ   William Timothy T   Piera Kim A KA   Rajahram Giri S GS   Jelip Jenarun J   Aziz Ammar A   Menon Jayaram J   Marfurt Jutta J   Price Ric N RN   Auburn Sarah S   Barber Bridget E BE   Yeo Tsin W TW   Anstey Nicholas M NM  

Malaria journal 20181210 1


<h4>Background</h4>Spreading Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin drug resistance threatens global malaria public health gains. Limited data exist to define the extent of P. falciparum artemisinin resistance southeast of the Greater Mekong region in Malaysia.<h4>Methods</h4>A clinical efficacy study of oral artesunate (total target dose 12 mg/kg) daily for 3 days was conducted in patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria and a parasite count < 100,000/µL admitted to 3 adjacent district hospita  ...[more]

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