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Comment
. 2019 Sep;19(9):916-917.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30394-9. Epub 2019 Jul 22.

Accelerated evolution and spread of multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum takes down the latest first-line antimalarial drug in southeast Asia

Didier Ménard  1 , David A Fidock  2
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Comment

Accelerated evolution and spread of multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum takes down the latest first-line antimalarial drug in southeast Asia

Didier Ménard et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Sep.
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Comment on

  • Evolution and expansion of multidrug-resistant malaria in southeast Asia: a genomic epidemiology study.
    Hamilton WL, Amato R, van der Pluijm RW, Jacob CG, Quang HH, Thuy-Nhien NT, Hien TT, Hongvanthong B, Chindavongsa K, Mayxay M, Huy R, Leang R, Huch C, Dysoley L, Amaratunga C, Suon S, Fairhurst RM, Tripura R, Peto TJ, Sovann Y, Jittamala P, Hanboonkunupakarn B, Pukrittayakamee S, Chau NH, Imwong M, Dhorda M, Vongpromek R, Chan XHS, Maude RJ, Pearson RD, Nguyen T, Rockett K, Drury E, Gonçalves S, White NJ, Day NP, Kwiatkowski DP, Dondorp AM, Miotto O. Hamilton WL, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Sep;19(9):943-951. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30392-5. Epub 2019 Jul 22. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019. PMID: 31345709 Free PMC article.
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