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Artemisinin‐induced dormancy in plasmodium falciparum: duration, recovery rates, and implications in treatment failure.
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Abstract
Despite the remarkable activity of artemisinin and its derivatives, monotherapy with these agents has been associated with high rates of recrudescence. The temporary arrest of the growth of ring-stage parasites (dormancy) after exposure to artemisinin drugs provides a plausible explanation for this phenomenon.