Antimalarial drugs clear resistant parasites from partially immune hosts.
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Circumstantial evidence in human malaria suggests that elimination of parasites by drug treatment meets higher success rates in individuals having some background immunity. In this study, using the rodent malaria model Plasmodium chabaudi, we show that drug-resistant parasites can be cleared by drugs when the host is partially immune.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
دوره 45 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001