sulfadoxine

The Centers for Disease Control estimates average treatment costs of only 13 cents for chloroquine, 14 cents for sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, and $2.68 for a seven-day course of quinine.

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Prophylaxis in Pregnancy: In endemic areas where prenatal care exists, giving pregnant women sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in the latter part of pregnancy can reduce anemia-related deaths and low birthweight.

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High prevalence of quintuple mutant dhps/dhfr genes in Plasmodium falciparum infections seven years after introduction of sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine as first line treatment in Malawi.

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One set of treatments that was developed to take the place of chloroquine is abbreviated S/P, which stands for two different drugs, sulfadoxine with pyrimethamine.

The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007

Malawi changed its national policy for malaria treatment in 1993, becoming the first country in Africa to replace chloroquine by sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine combination SP as the first-line drug for uncomplicated malaria.

Professor Jerry Coyne Addresses Michael Behe's "response" to Coyne's review of Behe's new book. - The Panda's Thumb 2007

A total of 52 P. falciparum isolates were also investigated for pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine activity against parasite growth according to WHO in vitro standard protocol.

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The authors point out that S/P should not be considered a drug combination because the sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine must act synergistically.

The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007

Similarly, when a mutation in an enzyme abbreviated DHPS changes the alanine normally found at position number 437 to a glycine, sulfadoxine the “S” in the “S/P” fails.1

The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007

Nearly all sub-Saharan African countries have switched their national drug policies to phase out old drugs (chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine) that have become useless through resistance and replace them with artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACT), said the report.

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A total of 52 P. falciparum isolates were also investigated for pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine activity against parasite growth according to WHO in vitro standard protocol.

Professor Jerry Coyne Addresses Michael Behe's "response" to Coyne's review of Behe's new book. - The Panda's Thumb 2007