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Impact of Intermittent Preventive Treatment During Pregnancy on Plasmodium falciparum Drug Resistance-Mediating Polymorphisms in Uganda.
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The Journal of infectious diseases [J Infect Dis] 2017 Nov 15; Vol. 216 (8), pp. 1008-1017. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Background: In a recent trial of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) in Uganda, dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) was superior to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in preventing maternal and placental malaria.<br />Methods: We compared genotypes using sequencing, fluorescent microsphere, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays at loci associated with drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum isolated from subjects receiving DP or SP.<br />Results: Considering aminoquinoline resistance, DP was associated with increased prevalences of mutations at pfmdr1 N86Y, pfmdr1 Y184F, and pfcrt K76T compared to SP (64.6% vs 27.4%, P < .001; 93.9% vs 59.2%, P < .001; and 87.7% vs 75.4%, P = .03, respectively). Increasing plasma piperaquine concentration at the time of parasitemia was associated with increasing pfmdr1 86Y prevalence; no infections with the N86 genotype occurred with piperaquine >2.75 ng/mL. pfkelch13 propeller domain polymorphisms previously associated with artemisinin resistance were not identified. Recently identified markers of piperaquine resistance were uncommon and not associated with DP. Considering antifolate resistance, SP was associated with increased prevalence of a 5-mutation haplotype (pfdhfr 51I, 59R, and 108N; pfdhps 437G and 581G) compared to DP (90.8% vs 60.0%, P = .001).<br />Conclusions: IPTp selected for genotypes associated with decreased sensitivity to treatment regimens, but genotypes associated with clinically relevant DP resistance in Asia have not emerged in Uganda.<br /> (© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
- Subjects :
- Artemisinins therapeutic use
Drug Combinations
Female
Humans
Malaria, Falciparum parasitology
Plasmodium falciparum drug effects
Pregnancy
Pyrimethamine therapeutic use
Quinolines
Sulfadoxine therapeutic use
Antimalarials therapeutic use
Drug Resistance
Malaria, Falciparum drug therapy
Plasmodium falciparum genetics
Polymorphism, Genetic genetics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1537-6613
- Volume :
- 216
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28968782
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jix421