Routine monitoring of the efficacy of anti-malarial drugs used is necessary for effective case management, early detection of drug resistance and to provide background information for the development and evaluation of drug policies. In parallel with yearly clinical monitoring the susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to current ACT used in Vietnam, the study aims to investigate the molecular markers (to artemisinin and partner drugs) and using them to support the early detection of drug resistance - one of the actions required in dealing with the emergence and possible spread of P. falciparum resistance.
1181 Monitoring the susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to antimalarial drugs in malaria endemic areas in southern Vietnam
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Key People
Prof Tran Tinh Hien
Director of Clinical Research (retired)
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Vietnam
Professor of Tropical Medicine, Group Head / PI (retired)
Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, UK
Prof Olivo Miotto
Senior Informatics Fellow
Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Thailand
Ngo Viet Thanh
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Vietnam
Dr Thuy‐Nhien Nguyen
Senior Research Coordinator - Malaria
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Vietnam
Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Oxford University, UK