Table 1 Percentage of drug resistance mutations seen in the parasite population at the three sites of the country viz Ranchi, Raipur and Mewat
Region | Drug resistance genes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pfcrt (K76T) | Pfmdr-1 (N86Y) | Dhfr (16, 51, 59, 108, 164) | Dhps (436, 437, 540, 581, 613) | |
Ranchi, Mutant | 18 (81.81) | 20 (90.9) | 16 (72.7) | 18 (81.81) |
Raipur, Mutant | 31 (77.5) | 22 (55) | 25 (62.5) | 24 (60) |
Mewat, Mutant | 31 (51.7) | 33 (55) | 32 (53.3) | 31 (51.7) |