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Table 1 Percentage of P. falciparum samples with mutations associated with SP and chloroquine resistance in Pfdhps, Pfdhfr and Pfcrt genes in 2018

From: Malaria in Venezuela: changes in the complexity of infection reflects the increment in transmission intensity

Gene

N

Mutants

%

dhps

28

Triple

A437G, K540E, A581G

56

17

Double

A437G, A581G

34

5

Single

A437G

10

dhfr

42

Triple

C50R, N51I, S108N

97.7

1

Double

N51I, S108N

2.3

Pfcrt

45

Double

C72S, K76T (SctcVMNT)

100

  1. N total samples successfully amplified (out of 50), mutations associated with SP and chloroquine resistance are shown in bold