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Table 3 Frequencies of the analyzed single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs), before treatment (D0) and in recurrent infections after treatment with artemether-lumefantrine (R0)

From: Effectiveness of artemether-lumefantrine provided by community health workers in under-five children with uncomplicated malaria in rural Tanzania: an open label prospective study

  

Frequencies, (pure+mix)/total*, % (95%CI)

  

pfmdr1 N86

pfcrt K76

D0

     
 

All patients

(115+56)/234

73.1 (67.4-78.8)a

(152+41)/232

83.2 (78.3-88.0)

 

Patients with recrudescence during follow-up

(5+8)/13

100.0 (100.0-100.0)

(7+5)/13

92.3 (75.6-100.0)

 

Patients with reinfection during follow-up

(53+33)/115

74.8 (66.7-82.8)b

(71+23)/113

83.2 (76.2-90.2)

R0

     
 

All patients

(99+30)/138

93.5 (89.3-97.7)a

(92+15)/126

84.9 (78.6-91.3)

 

Patients with recrudescence

(12+2)/14

100.0 (100.0-100.0)

(9+2)/13

84.6 (61.9-100.0)

 

Patients with new infection

(79+25)/112

92.9 (88.0-97.7)b

(74+13)/104

83.7 (76.4-90.9)

  1. * denotes the total no of successful analyses; CI, confidence interval
  2. * denotes the total no of successful analyses; CI, confidence interval
  3. aStatistically significant increase between baseline and all recurrent infections, P < 0.0001
  4. bStatistically significant increase between baseline and only reinfections, P = 0002