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Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
The sensitivity in vitro of Plasmodium falciparum to mefloquine, quinine an
d artemisinin was assessed in an area of multi-drug resistance on the Thai-
Myanmar border, using the World Health Organization's microtest, based on s
chizont maturation inhibition. Participating individuals were exclusively t
hose who had contracted their infections within Myanmar. A total of 34 succ
essful tests were carried out for mefloquine and quinine, showing a marked
decrease in sensitivity compared to previously published results. Ten artem
isinin tests were successful, with many failures due to the poor storage st
ability of the test plates. The implications of the shelf-life of the artem
isinin plates is discussed. These results contribute to setting a base line
of sensitivity to artemisinin in vitro.