Decreasing pfmdr1 Copy Number Suggests that Plasmodium falciparum in Western Cambodia Is Regaining In Vitro Susceptibility to Mefloquine

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作者
Lim, Pharath [1 ,2 ]
Dek, Dalin [2 ]
Try, Vorleak [2 ]
Sreng, Sokunthea [2 ]
Suon, Seila [2 ]
Fairhurst, Rick M. [1 ]
机构
[1] NIAID, Lab Malaria & Vector Res, NIH, Rockville, MD 20852 USA
[2] Natl Ctr Parasitol Entomol & Malaria Control, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
关键词
DIHYDROARTEMISININ-PIPERAQUINE; ARTEMETHER-LUMEFANTRINE; ARTEMISININ RESISTANCE; ARTESUNATE-MEFLOQUINE; COMBINATION THERAPY; MALARIA; CHLOROQUINE; EFFICACY; FAILURE; SENSITIVITY;
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10.1128/AAC.05163-14
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine is the current frontline artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Cambodia but is now failing in several western provinces. To investigate artesunate plus mefloquine (AS + MQ) as a replacement ACT, we measured the prevalence of multiple pfmdr1 copies-a molecular marker for MQ resistance-in 844 P. falciparum clinical isolates collected in 2008 to 2013. The pfmdr1 copy number is decreasing in Western Cambodia, suggesting that P. falciparum is regaining in vitro susceptibility to MQ.
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页码:2934 / 2937
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