Susceptibility to chloroquine, mefloquine and artemisinin of Plasmodium vivax in northwestern Thailand

• Main Authors: Birgit Woitsch, Gunther Wernsdorfer, Kanungnit Congpuong, Chaiporn Rojanawatsirivet, Jeeraphat Sirichaisinthop, Walther H. Wernsdorfer
• Other Authors: Medizinische Universitat Wien
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/24703
• Institution: Mahidol University

The in vitro study had the objectives of monitoring the sensitivity of Plasmodium vivax to chloroquine and artemisinin, and to assess its baseline sensitivity to mefloquine in northwestern Thailand in an area near the border to Myanmar. The investigations were carried out in 2004 at the malaria clin...