Plasmodium falciparum Recrudescence Two Years after Treatment of an Uncomplicated Infection without Return to an Area Where Malaria Is Endemic

We report evidence, confirmed by the lack of travel activity outside of France and genetic diversity analysis using polymorphic microsatellite markers, that malaria infection effectively treated with an artemisinin-based combination can remain dormant and relapse during pregnancy at least 2 years af...

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Published in:Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2018-02, Vol.62 (2)
Main Authors: Malvy, Denis, Torrentino-Madamet, Marylin, L'Ollivier, Coralie, Receveur, Marie-Catherine, Jeddi, Fakhri, Delhaes, Laurence, Piarroux, Renaud, Millet, Pascal, Pradines, Bruno
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Language:English
Subjects:
Antimalarials
Clinical Therapeutics
Human health and pathology
Infectious diseases
Life Sciences
Malaria, Falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum
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Summary:We report evidence, confirmed by the lack of travel activity outside of France and genetic diversity analysis using polymorphic microsatellite markers, that malaria infection effectively treated with an artemisinin-based combination can remain dormant and relapse during pregnancy at least 2 years after treatment.
ISSN:0066-4804
1098-6596
DOI:10.1128/AAC.01892-17