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Table 5 Molecular markers of resistance for treatment failures observed during therapeutic efficacy monitoring in Angola, 2017

From: Efficacy and safety of artemether–lumefantrine, artesunate–amodiaquine, and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in three provinces in Angola, 2017

Marker

n (%)

Benguela

Zaire

Lunda Sul

DP

ASAQ

AL

ASAQ

AL

Reinf day 0

Reinf day failure

Reinf day 0

Reinf day failure

Reinf day 0

Reinf day failure

Recr day 0

Recr day failure

Reinf day 0

Reinf day failure

Recr day 0

Recr day failure

Reinf day 0

Reinf day failure

Recr day 0

Recr day failure

n = 5

n = 5

n = 1

n = 1

n = 3

n = 3

n = 4

n = 4

n = 11

n = 11

n = 5

n = 5

n = 6

n = 6

n = 3

n = 3

pfk13 sequence

 Wildtype

5 (100)

5 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

2 (67)

3 (100)

4 (100)

4 (100)

11 (100)

11 (100)

5 (100)

5 (100)

6 (100)

6 (100)

3 (100)

3 (100)

 A504V

1 (33)

pfcrt sequencea

 CVMNK

2 (40)

4 (80)

1 (33)

3 (100)

1 (25)

3 (75)

5 (45)

2 (40)

6 (100)

5 (83)

3 (100)

3 (100)

 CVIET

4 (80)

1 (20)

1 (100)

1 (100)

2 (67)

3 (75)

2 (50)

7 (64)

11 (100)

5 (100)

5 (100)

1 (17)

1 (17)

pfmdr1 sequenceb

 NYD

4 (80)

5 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

3 (100)

2 (67)

4 (100)

3 (75)

5 (45)

7 (64)

4 (80)

5 (100)

6 (100)

5 (83)

2 (67)

2 (67)

 NFD

1 (20)

1 (33)

1 (25)

6 (55)

2 (18)

1 (20)

1 (17)

2 (67)

2 (67)

 YFD

2 (18)

pfmdr1 copy number

 1

5 (100)

5 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

3 (100)

3 (100)

4 (100)

4 (100)

11 (100)

11 (100)

5 (100)

5 (100)

6 (100)

6 (100)

3 (100)

3 (100)

plasmepsin 2 copy number

 1

5 (100)

5 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

3 (100)

3 (100)

4 (100)

4 (100)

11 (100)

11 (100)

5 (100)

5 (100)

6 (100)

6 (100)

3 (100)

3 (100)

  1. Reinf reinfection, Recr recrudescence, AL artemether–lumefantrine, ASAQ artesunate–amodiaquine, DP dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine
  2. apfcrt haplotype classified according to amino acids at positions 72, 73, 74, 75, and 76; mixed infections were included in the numerator for each haplotype
  3. bpfmdr1 haplotype classified according to amino acids at positions 86, 184, and 1246; mixed infections were included in the numerator for each haplotype