Increased pfmdr1 copy number and sequence polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Sudanese malaria patients treated with artemether-lumefantrine.

Gadalla, NB; Adam, I; Elzaki, S; Bashir, S; Mukhtar, I; Oguike, M; Gadalla, A; Mansour, F; Warhurst, D; El-Sayed, BB; +1 more...Sutherland, CJORCID logo and (2011) Increased pfmdr1 copy number and sequence polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Sudanese malaria patients treated with artemether-lumefantrine. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 55 (11). pp. 5408-5411. ISSN 0066-4804 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.05102-11
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Molecular markers for surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to current antimalarials are sorely needed. A 28-day efficacy study of artemether-lumefantrine in eastern Sudan identified 5 treatment failures among 100 evaluable patients; 9 further individuals were parasite positive by PCR during follow-up. Polymorphisms in pfatpase6 and pfmdr1 were evaluated by DNA sequencing. One individual carried parasites with a novel pfmdr1 polymorphism (F1044L). pfmdr1 gene amplification in parasites prior to treatment occurred in three individuals who had recurrent infection during follow-up.


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