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ArticleInfection and drug resistance2021

Ex vivo Sensitivity Profile of

Michael Fokuo Ofori, Emma E Kploanyi, Benedicta A Mensah, Emmanuel K Dickson, Eric Kyei-Baafour, Sampson Gyabaa, Mary Tetteh, Kwadwo A Koram, Benjamin K Abuaku, Anita Ghansah

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Article in Infection and drug resistance, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2026
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  4. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Michael Fokuo Ofori *Immunology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-2341-7514
Emma E KploanyiImmunology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-2829-7945
Benedicta A MensahEpidemiology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research,University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Emmanuel K DicksonImmunology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Eric Kyei-BaafourImmunology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Sampson GyabaaEwim Polyclinic, Ghana Health Service, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Mary TettehBegoro District Hospital, Ghana Health Service, Begoro, Ghana.
Kwadwo A KoramEpidemiology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research,University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-4274-6516
Benjamin K Abuaku *Epidemiology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research,University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Anita Ghansah *Immunology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.

Funding

Impact of Distinct Eco-epidemiology on Malaria Drug Resistance in GhanaR01AI099527 · NIAID · NOGUCHI MEMORIAL INSTITUTE / MEDICAL RES · PI GHANSAH, ANITA · 2013 to 2017
$639k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI099527
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMalaria continues to be a major health issue globally with almost 85% of the global burden and deaths borne by sub-Saharan Africa and India. Although the current artemisinin derived combination therapies in Ghana are still efficacious against the MATERIALS AND

methodsThe study was cross-sectional and was conducted during the peak malaria transmission seasons of 2015, 2016, and 2017 in two ecological zones of Ghana. Study participants included children aged 6 months to 14 years. Using ex vivo 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) drug sensitivity assay, 330

resultsThe pooled geometric mean IC

conclusionThe parasites showed reduced sensitivities to three (AMD, DHA and MFQ) out of the five drugs assessed. The study also demonstrated the continual return of chloroquine-sensitive parasites after 13 years of its withdrawal as the first-line drug for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Ghana. The ex vivo DAPI assay is a reliable method for assessing antimalarial drug sensitivities of

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anti-malarial drugsDAPIfield isolatesmalariaPlasmodium falciparumuncomplicated malaria

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PMID33536768
PMCPMC7850388

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