Background An assessment of the correlation between anti-malarial treatment outcome and
molecular markers would improve the early detection and monitoring of drug resistance by …

Microfluidic systems are under development to address a variety of medical problems. Key
advantages of micrototal analysis systems based on microfluidic technology are the promise …

Background Although the molecular basis of resistance to a number of common antimalarial
drugs is well known, a geographic description of the emergence and dispersal of resistance …

Synthesis de novo, acquisition by salvage and interconversion of purines and pyrimidines
represent the fundamental requirements for their eventual assembly into nucleic acids as …

The development of resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine by Plasmodium parasites is a
major problem for the effective treatment of malaria, especially P. falciparum malaria …

Objectives To estimate where intermittent preventive treatment (IPT p) using sulphadoxine–
pyrimethamine (SP) could be withdrawn as an intervention due to declining malaria …

Purpose: The introduction of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) in treating
uncomplicated malaria and sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine (SP) as intermittent preventive …

Background Imported cases of infectious disease provide invaluable information about
epidemiological conditions abroad, and should guide treatment decisions at home and …

This document was prepared for the Roll Back Malaria Department of the World Health
Organization by Pascal Ringwald with the collaboration of Laura Shallcross, who was …

Background Malaria infection during pregnancy is an important cause of maternal and infant
mortality and morbidity with the greatest effect being concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa. In …