Distribution of drug resistance genotypes in Plasmodium falciparum in an area of limited parasite diversity in Saudi Arabia.

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Published in Am J Trop Med Hyg on May 01, 2012

Authors

Saad M Bin Dajem1, Hissa M Al-Farsi, Zainab S Al-Hashami, Adel Ali H Al-Sheikh, Ahmed Al-Qahtani, Hamza A Babiker

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1: College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. saad1426@gmail.com

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