Open AccessIntermittent Preventive Treatment during Pregnancy with Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine May Promote Plasmodium falciparum Gametocytogenesis
Author(s) -
F.A. Fehintola,
Sulayman Tunde Balogun,
Samuel Adeoye
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000332405
Subject(s) - medicine , pyrimethamine , malaria , sulfadoxine , pregnancy , plasmodium falciparum , incidence (geometry) , gametocyte , obstetrics , pediatrics , immunology , biology , physics , optics , genetics
To determine the incidence of gametocytes and the propensity of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine to promote gametocytogenesis when used as intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy.
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