Treatment Responses of Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria

ISBN-13: 9783659431104 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 92 str.

Rana Saleem;Latif Asma;Akhtar Tanveer

Opis

Resistance status of chloroquine, basoquine and sulphadoxine-pyremethamine against Plasmodium falciparum in Punjab, Pakistan was tested by in vivo and in vitro study techniques and found 38.6% resistance to chloroquine and 34.8% to basoquine. Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine found effective with only 5.7% resistance. Comparison Traditional microscopy showed 4.47 % false positive detection (p<0.000) as compared to rapid drug test. As chloroquine and basoquine has crossed resistance percentage >10%, mono therapy with these drugs should be replaced with combination of artemether in Punjab, Pakistan.

O autorze

I Saleem M. Rana S/O Muhammad Yamin did Ph.D in 2011, from University of the Punjab, Lahore, worked in Health Services Academy, Government of Pakistan and Health Department Government of Punjab on various posts, dealing with disease and vector management, research and human resource development on malaria, dengue and Leishmaniasis.