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Complexity of plasmodium falciparum clinical samples from Uganda during short-term culture.
Nsobya, Samuel L.; Kiggundu, Moses; Joloba, Moses; Dorsey, Grant; Rosentha, Philip J. (University of Chicago Press, 2008-08-22)We cultured Plasmodium falciparum parasites from 98 Ugandan children with malaria and determined the complexity of infection (COI) on the basis of msp-2 polymorphisms daily for 9 days. The mean COI decreased during culture ... -
Selection of parasites with diminished drug susceptibility by amodiaquine-containing antimalarial regimens in Uganda.
Nawaz, Fatima; Nsobya, Samuel L.; Kiggundu, Moses; Joloba, Moses; Rosenthal, Philip J. (Oxford University Press, 2009-11-04)Background. Amodiaquine (AQ) is paired with artesunate (AS) or sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in recommended antimalarial regimens. It is unclear how readily AQ resistance will be selected with combination chemotherapy. ...