Table 1

Prevalence of mutations conferring resistance to chloroquine, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and atovaquone-proguanil in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Mbeya & Matema, southern Tanzania

Gene
Mutation
N
Mutation (%)
Mixed type (%)

Pfcrt
T76
86
37 (43)
6 (7)
Pfmdr1
Y86
85
38 (44.7)
6 (7.1)





Dhfr
I51
86
80 (93)
0 (0)

N108
86
84 (97.7)
0 (0)

T108
86
0 (0)
0 (0)

R59
86
69 (80.2)
6 (7)

V16
86
0 (0)
0 (0)

L164
86
0 (0)
0 (0)





Dhps
A436
84
4 (4.8)
3 (3.6)

G437
84
66 (78.6)
2 (2.4)

E540
84
65 (77.4)
8 (9.5)

G581
81
1 (1.2)
0 (0)

N613
81
0 (0)
0 (0)





Cytb
N268
85
0 (0)
0 (0)

Schönfeld et al. Malaria Journal 2007 6:2   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-6-2