Artemisinin Resistance and Stage Dependency of Parasite Clearance in Falciparum Malaria
Author(s) -
Benjamas Intharabut,
Hugh Kingston,
Ketsanee Srinamon,
Elizabeth A. Ashley,
Mallika Imwong,
Mehul Dhorda,
Charles J. Woodrow,
Kasia Stepniewska,
Kamolrat Silamut,
Nicholas Day,
Arjen M. Dondorp,
Nicholas J. White
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiy673
Subject(s) - artemisinin , malaria , plasmodium falciparum , parasite hosting , dependency (uml) , biology , drug resistance , resistance (ecology) , virology , traditional medicine , medicine , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , computer science , world wide web , software engineering
Artemisinin resistance in falciparum malaria is associated with kelch13 propeller mutations, reduced ring stage parasite killing, and, consequently, slow parasite clearance. We assessed how parasite age affects parasite clearance in artemisinin resistance.
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