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Genotyping of Plasmodium vivax reveals both short and long latency relapse patterns in Kolkata.

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BACKGROUND: The Plasmodium vivax that was once prevalent in temperate climatic zones typically had an interval between primary infection and first relapse of 7-10 months, whereas in tropical areas P.vivax infections relapse frequently at intervals of 3-6 weeks. Defining the epidemiology of these two phenotypes from temporal patterns of illness in endemic areas is difficult or impossible, particularly if they overlap. METHODS: A prospective open label comparison of chloroquine (CQ) alone versu...

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10.1371/journal.pone.0039645

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
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Author
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
Journal:
PloS one More from this journal
Volume:
7
Issue:
7
Article number:
e39645
Publication date:
2012-01-01
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EISSN:
1932-6203
ISSN:
1932-6203
Language:
English
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pubs:342282
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uuid:a38531eb-ae06-44a6-8cc5-96acb149d19e
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pubs:342282
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342282
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2012-12-19

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