Artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum threatens the remarkable efficacy of artemisininbased combination therapies worldwide. Thus, greater insight into the resistance mechanism using monitoring tools is essential. The ring-stage survival assay is used for phenotyping artemisinin-resistance or decreased artemisinin sensitivity. Here, we review the progress of this measurement assay and explore its limitations and potential applications.
Jie ZhangGuo-Hua FengChun-Yan ZouPin-Can SuHuai-E LiuZhao-Qing Yang