Mapping the Spread of Malaria Drug Resistance
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Mapping the Spread of Malaria Drug Resistance
Drug resistance is a recurrent theme in the history of infectious disease control. In the case of malaria, resistance to all but one of the five major classes of drugs is widespread [1]. Such resistance occurs because of the strong selection pressure associated with giving patients antimalarial drugs. The most effective way to stall resistance would therefore be to eliminate selection by haltin...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1549-1676
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000054