Defending the Use of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine for Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Pregnancy: A Short-Sighted Strategy

J Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 1;213(3):496-7. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv420. Epub 2015 Aug 19.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Dihydropteroate Synthase / genetics*
  • Drug Resistance*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Malaria, Falciparum / prevention & control*
  • Mutation, Missense*
  • Plasmodium falciparum / enzymology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pyrimethamine / pharmacology*
  • Pyrimethamine / therapeutic use*
  • Sulfadoxine / pharmacology*
  • Sulfadoxine / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Sulfadoxine
  • Dihydropteroate Synthase
  • Pyrimethamine