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Treatment Failure of Dihydroartemisinin/Piperaquine for Plasmodium falciparum Malaria, Vietnam
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Apr 2017
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 23(4):715-717.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:We conducted a study in Binh Phuoc, Vietnam, in 2015 on the therapeutic efficacy of dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine for Plasmodium falciparum malaria. A high number of treatment failures (14/40) was found, and piperaquine resistance in Vietnam was confirmed. A change in the malaria treatment policy for Vietnam is in process.
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Pubmed ID:28322709
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5367417
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