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 genotype | NIGER | GABON | | Mean parasitemia [range] % | CQ geometric mean IC50 [95% CI] nM | AQ geometric mean IC50 [95% CI] nM | | Mean parasitemia [range] % |
| A (CVMNK) | 22 | 5.9 1.5–35 | 13.9 10.2–17.2 | | 15.8 12.8–18.8 | | 7 | 0.86 0.02–2.22 | B (CVIET) | 3 | 11.3 2–25 | 132.5 112.5–152.5 | 20.2 9.4–31.0 | 19 | 0.97 0.02–3.95 | C (CVINT) | 1 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 46.7 | 0 | — |
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