D P Mawili-Mboumba1, J M Ndong Ngomo2, F Maboko2, V Guiyedi2, J R Mourou Mbina2, M Kombila2, M K Bouyou Akotet2. 1. Department of Parasitology-Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Université des Sciences de la Santé, Libreville, Gabon, BP 4009 Libreville, Gabon dpmawili@gmail.com. 2. Department of Parasitology-Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Université des Sciences de la Santé, Libreville, Gabon, BP 4009 Libreville, Gabon.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Studies showed that chloroquine resistance may revert to sensitivity after its withdrawal mainly detected by a significant decrease of Plasmodium falciparum pfcrt 76T and pfmdr1 86Y alleles. Besides, self-medication is considered as a key factor of antimalarial drug resistance expansion. Thus, pfcrt 76T and pfmdr1 86Y allele frequency and its relationship with antimalarial drug self-medication was analyzed in P. falciparum isolates collected in Gabon. METHODS: Samples were collected from febrile children screened for P. falciparum infection in 2005 and 2008 at the regional hospital of Oyem. Self-use of antimalarial drugs before the day of consultation was recorded. Polymorphic codons 76 and 86 of pfcrt and pfmdr1 genes were analyzed by PCR-RFLP. RESULTS: The frequency of pfcrt 76T mutant allele was greater than 70.0% in 2005 and 2008. Wild type isolates were 1.7-fold more prevalent in 2008. The prevalence of pfmdr1 86Y mutant allele was comparable between 2005 and 2008 (p=0.1); the proportion of wild type allele reached 20.5% in 2008. The frequency of wild type allele pfcrt K76 or pfmdr1 N86 was higher among patients without anti-malarial drug self-medication compared to those who used it. CONCLUSIONS: An increase of the frequency of P. falciparum wild type allele pfcrt 76K and pfmdr1 86N was observed within a short period after chloroquine withdrawal. The proportion of mutant genotypes is still high, mainly among patients using self-medication with antimalarial drugs.
BACKGROUND: Studies showed that chloroquine resistance may revert to sensitivity after its withdrawal mainly detected by a significant decrease of Plasmodium falciparum pfcrt 76T and pfmdr1 86Y alleles. Besides, self-medication is considered as a key factor of antimalarial drug resistance expansion. Thus, pfcrt 76T and pfmdr1 86Y allele frequency and its relationship with antimalarial drug self-medication was analyzed in P. falciparum isolates collected in Gabon. METHODS: Samples were collected from febrile children screened for P. falciparum infection in 2005 and 2008 at the regional hospital of Oyem. Self-use of antimalarial drugs before the day of consultation was recorded. Polymorphic codons 76 and 86 of pfcrt and pfmdr1 genes were analyzed by PCR-RFLP. RESULTS: The frequency of pfcrt 76T mutant allele was greater than 70.0% in 2005 and 2008. Wild type isolates were 1.7-fold more prevalent in 2008. The prevalence of pfmdr1 86Y mutant allele was comparable between 2005 and 2008 (p=0.1); the proportion of wild type allele reached 20.5% in 2008. The frequency of wild type allele pfcrt K76 or pfmdr1 N86 was higher among patients without anti-malarial drug self-medication compared to those who used it. CONCLUSIONS: An increase of the frequency of P. falciparum wild type allele pfcrt 76K and pfmdr1 86N was observed within a short period after chloroquine withdrawal. The proportion of mutant genotypes is still high, mainly among patients using self-medication with antimalarial drugs.
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