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Table 3 Prevalence of mutations conferring resistance to chloroquine and sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Angola

From: Prevalence of pfmdr1, pfcrt, pfdhfr and pfdhps mutations associated with drug resistance, in Luanda, Angola

Gene

Mutation

n

Mutation (%)

Mixed* (%)

Pfcrt

T76

245

93.9 (230/245)

0.4 (1/245)

pfmdr1

Y86

199

61.3 (122/199)

10.1 (20/199)

pfdhfr

R59

224

20.6 (46/224)

18.8 (42/224)

pfdhps

E540

221

6.3 (14/221)

5.4 (12/221)

  1. *refers to mixed populations of P. falciparum parasites.