Open AccessThe A581 G Mutation in the Gene Encoding Plasmodium falciparum Dihydropteroate Synthetase Reduces the Effectiveness of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Preventive Therapy in Malawian Pregnant Women
Author(s) -
Julie Gutman,
Linda Kalilani,
Steve L. Taylor,
Zhou Zhang,
Ryan E. Wiegand,
Kyaw L. Thwai,
Dyson Mwandama,
Carole Khairallah,
Mwayi Madanitsa,
Ebbie Chaluluka,
Fraction K. Dzinjalamala,
Doreen Ali,
Don P. Mathanga,
Jacek Skarbinski,
Ya Ping Shi,
Steve Meshnick,
Feiko O. Ter Kuile
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
carolina digital repository (university of north carolina at chapel hill)
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.17615/nqx6-cf80
Subject(s) - sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine , sulfadoxine , plasmodium falciparum , dihydropteroate synthase , virology , pyrimethamine , malaria , gene , medicine , mutation , dhps , biology , genetics , immunology