Increased gametocytemia after treatment: An early parasitological indicator of emerging sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance in falciparum malaria

Background. Although malaria treatment aims primarily to eliminate the asexual blood stages that cause illness, reducing the carriage of gametocytes is critical for limiting malaria transmission and the spread of resistance. Methods. Clinical and parasitological responses to the fixed-dose combinati...

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Main Authors: Karen I. Barnes, Francesca Little, Aaron Mabuza, Nicros Mngomezulu, John Govere, David Durrheim, Cally Roper, Bill Watkins, Nicholas J. White
Other Authors: University of Cape Town
Format: Article
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/19668
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Institution: Mahidol University