Table 3 |
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Prevalence of mutations conferring resistance to chloroquine and sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Angola |
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| Gene |
Mutation |
n |
Mutation (%) |
Mixed* (%) |
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| 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) |
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*refers to mixed populations of P. falciparum parasites. |
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Figueiredo et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:236 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-236 |
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