Drug Resistance

"Drug Resistance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Diminished or failed response of an organism, disease or tissue to the intended effectiveness of a chemical or drug. It should be differentiated from DRUG TOLERANCE which is the progressive diminution of the susceptibility of a human or animal to the effects of a drug, as a result of continued administration.

Descriptor ID	D004351
MeSH Number(s)	G07.690.773.984
Concept/Terms	Drug Resistance Drug Resistance Resistance, Drug

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Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Pharmacological and Toxicological Phenomena [G07.690]
Pharmacological Phenomena [G07.690.773]
Drug Resistance [G07.690.773.984]

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Bar chart showing 117 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	3	3
2001	0	1	1
2003	0	2	2
2004	0	2	2
2005	6	1	7
2006	0	4	4
2007	0	4	4
2008	0	2	2
2009	0	2	2
2010	1	3	4
2011	4	6	10
2012	0	2	2
2013	2	2	4
2014	2	1	3
2015	2	1	3
2016	2	3	5
2017	6	1	7
2018	2	2	4
2019	3	0	3
2020	2	4	6
2021	2	3	5
2022	0	8	8
2023	1	4	5
2024	9	3	12
2025	7	1	8
2026	1	0	1

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Connelly SV, Muller JG, Ali M, Ngasala BE, Hassan W, Mohamed B, Thwai KL, Sadler JM, Marglous J, Fola AA, Zacharia A, Shija SJ, Mohammed S, C Msolo D, Said H, Peter EE, Odas M, Rutha IJ, Nwange M, Naire K, Ruybal-Pes?ntez S, Verity R, Crudale R, Goel V, Choloi BB, Bj?rkman A, Bailey JA, Lin JT, Juliano JJ. Artemisinin Partial Resistance Mutations in Zanzibar and Tanzania Suggest Regional Spread and African Origins, 2023. J Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 18; 233(2):e491-e495.

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Zeleke AJ, Fola AA, Tollefson GA, Niar? K, Leonetti A, Taropawala O, Marglous J, Crudale R, Brhane BG, Assefa A, Kiyuka P, Parr JB, Hailu A, Tegegne MA, Bailey JA. High prevalence and emerging positive association of kelch13 R622I and HRP2-based RDT negativity in Plasmodium falciparum in northern Ethiopia. PLoS Pathog. 2025 Dec; 21(12):e1013771.

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Gashema P, Jordan A, Saramba E, Wernsman Young N, Iradukunda PG, Karema C, Mazarati JB, Juliano JJ, Bailey JA, Banek K. Understanding Malaria Treatment Adherence in Rwanda: Implications for Artemisinin Resistance. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 Dec 03; 113(6):1279-1288.

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Martin AC, Sadler JM, Simkin A, Musonda M, Katowa B, Matoba J, Schue J, Simulundu E, Bailey JA, Moss WJ, Juliano JJ, Fola AA. Emergence and Rising Prevalence of Artemisinin Partial Resistance Marker Kelch13 P441L in a Low Malaria Transmission Setting in Southern Zambia. J Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 15; 232(4):918-922.

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Okitwi M, Orena S, Tumwebaze PK, Katairo T, Taremwa Y, Byaruhanga O, Tukwasibwe S, Nsobya SL, Legac J, Bailey JA, Cooper RA, Conrad MD, Rosenthal PJ. Changes in susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to antimalarial drugs in Uganda over time: 2019-2024. Nat Commun. 2025 Aug 09; 16(1):7353.

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Rosado J, Fola AA, Cojean S, Sarrasin V, Copp?e R, Bailly J, Zaffaroulah R, Bouzayene A, Cic?ron L, Houz? L, Crudale R, Musset L, Thellier M, Pradines B, Clain J, Bailey JA, Houz? S. Assessment of ex vivo antimalarial drug efficacy in African Plasmodium falciparum parasite isolates, 2016-2023: a genotype-phenotype association study. EBioMedicine. 2025 Aug; 118:105835.

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Katairo T, Asua V, Nsengimaana B, Tukwasibwe S, Semakuba FD, Wiringilimaana I, Kagurusi BA, Mwubaha C, Nakasaanya J, Garg S, Kiyaga S, Mbabazi M, Kabbale KD, Ayitewala A, Nsobya SL, Kamya MR, Ssewanyana I, Bailey JA, Aranda-D?az A, Rosenthal PJ, Greenhouse B, Briggs J, Conrad MD. Performance of molecular inversion probe DR23K and Paragon MAD4HatTeR Amplicon sequencing panels for detection of Plasmodium falciparum mutations associated with antimalarial drug resistance. Malar J. 2025 Jun 12; 24(1):188.

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Meier-Scherling CPG, Watson OJ, Asua V, Ghinai I, Katairo T, Garg S, Conrad MD, Rosenthal PJ, Okell LC, Bailey JA. Selection of Plasmodium falciparum kelch13 mutations in Uganda in comparison with southeast Asia: a modelling study. Lancet Microbe. 2025 May; 6(5):101027.

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Wernsman Young N, Gashema P, Giesbrecht D, Munyaneza T, Maisha F, Mwebembezi F, Budodo R, Leonetti A, Crudale R, Iradukunda V, Jean Bosco N, Kirby RI, Boyce RM, Mandara CI, Kanyankole GK, Ntaro M, Okell LC, Watson OJ, Mulogo E, Ishengoma DS, Hangi S, Karema C, Mazarati JB, Juliano JJ, Bailey JA. High Frequency of Artemisinin Partial Resistance Mutations in the Great Lakes Region Revealed Through Rapid Pooled Deep Sequencing. J Infect Dis. 2025 Feb 04; 231(1):269-280.

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Popkin-Hall ZR, Niar? K, Crudale R, Simkin A, Fola AA, Sanchez JF, Pannebaker DL, Giesbrecht DJ, Kim IE, Aydemir ?, Bailey JA, Valdivia HO, Juliano JJ. High-throughput genotyping of Plasmodium vivax in the Peruvian Amazon via molecular inversion probes. Nat Commun. 2024 11 25; 15(1):10219.

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