Research Article

Low Prevalence of Pfcrt Resistance Alleles among Patients with Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria in Niger Six Years after Chloroquine Withdrawal

Table 1

Relationship between genotype at the Pfcrt locus and response ex vivo to chloroquine and amodiaquine.

Pfcrt genotypeNIGERGABON
Mean parasitemia [range] %CQ geometric mean IC50 [95% CI] nM AQ geometric mean IC50 [95% CI] nM Mean parasitemia [range] %

A (CVMNK)225.9 1.5–3513.9 10.2–17.215.8 12.8–18.870.86 0.02–2.22
B (CVIET)311.3 2–25132.5 112.5–152.520.2 9.4–31.0190.97 0.02–3.95
C (CVINT) 12.024.446.70