Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine efficacy and selection of Plasmodium falciparum DHFR mutations in Burkina Faso before its introduction as intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women.

Tinto, Halidou

Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine efficacy and selection of Plasmodium falciparum DHFR mutations in Burkina Faso before its introduction as intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women. [electronic resource] - The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Apr 2007 - 608-13 p. digital

Publication Type: Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0002-9637


Adolescent
Animals
Antimalarials--pharmacology
Burkina Faso--epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Chloroquine--pharmacology
Drug Administration Schedule
Drug Combinations
Drug Resistance--genetics
Female
Genotype
Humans
Infant
Malaria, Falciparum--drug therapy
Male
Mutation
Plasmodium falciparum--drug effects
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic--prevention & control
Pyrimethamine--administration & dosage
Selection, Genetic
Sulfadoxine--administration & dosage
Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase--genetics