Endemicity of drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum in a district of Maehongson province

Authors

  • Chairat Uthaipibull
  • Patcharaporn Saengratwatchara
  • Somdet Srichairatanakool

Keywords:

Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, pyrimethamine, chloroquine, drug resistance

Abstract

1 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiangmai University, Chiangmai Province 50200
2 National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology

To monitor drug resistance level of parasites in the endemic areas, which is necessary for timely control of the parasites and effective use of antimalarial drugs, we collected blood samples from Plasmodium falciparum-infected malaria patients who lived in endemic area in Maesariang district, Maehongson province, Thailand (n = 36) during November 2011 to October 2013. The malaria samples were cultured and tested in vitro with anti-malarial drugs. The finding showed that these P. falciparum parasites were still resistance to PYR and CQ, even though PYR and CQ have not been used in the area for a long time.

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Uthaipibull C, Saengratwatchara P, Srichairatanakool S. Endemicity of drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum in a district of Maehongson province. Health Sci Tech Rev [Internet]. 2015 Dec. 28 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];8(3):142-6. Available from: https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/journalup/article/view/44406

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Vol. 8 No. 3 (2015): September - December

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Research articles

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