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• Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 37 (3) • June 2004 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822004000300015   copy

Efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and mefloquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Amazon basin of Peru

Eficácia da sulfadoxina-pirimetamina e mefloquina no tratamento de malária não-complicada por Plasmodium falciparum na bacia amazônica peruana

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In vivo antimalarial drug efficacy studies of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria at an isolated site in the Amazon basin of Peru bordering Brazil and Colombia showed >50% RII/RIII resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine but no evidence of resistance to mefloquine.

Antimalarial drug resistance; Plasmodium falciparum; Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine; Mefloquine; Peru

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