Atroosh, W.M. and Al-Mekhlafi, H.M. and Snounou, G. and Al-Jasari, A. and Sady, H. and Nasr, N.A. and Lau, Y.L. and Surin, J. (2016) Sustained efficacy of artesunate-sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine against Plasmodium falciparum in Yemen and a renewed call for an adjunct single dose primaquine to clear gametocytes. Malaria Journal, 15 (1). p. 295. ISSN 1475-2875, DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1344-0.
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Background: In Yemen, artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (AS + SP) has been used as first-line treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria, which accounts for about 99 % of malaria cases. There is evidence that resistance to SP is increasing, with potential negative impact on efficacy, and in particular on curbing transmission. This study aims: (a) to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of AS + SP treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Yemen; (b) to investigate the frequency of mutations in Plasmodium falciparum genes associated with resistance to AS (Kelch 13 propeller domain, pfK13) and SP (dihydrofolate reductase, pfdhfr, and dihydropteroate synthase, pfdhps); and (c) to assess the adequacy of this ACT to clear gametocytes. Methods: A 28-day in vivo evaluation of the clinical and parasitological response to three-day course of AS + SP was carried out in two areas of high endemicity (Hodeidah and Al-Mahwit provinces, Tehama region) in Yemen according to standard WHO protocol 2009. Clinical and parasitological indices were monitored over a 28-day follow-up, and the outcome was PCR-corrected. The frequencies of mutations in the pfdhfr, pfdhps, and pfK13 genes were obtained by sequencing following amplification. Results: Eighty-six patients completed the study, with a cure rate of 96.5 % (94.2 % PCR-uncorrected). Whereas four (4.7 %) patients still showed parasitaemia on day 2 post-treatment, all were found negative for asexual malaria stages on days 3 and 7. The efficacy of gametocyte clearance was poor (14.5, 42.5 and 86.0 % on days 7, 14 and 28, respectively), with gametocytes persisting throughout the study in some patients. All the isolates sequenced had the pfk13 propeller domain wild-type allele, and mutations associated with SP failure were observed only for pfdhfr with the double mutation (S108N + N51I) found in 65.4 % of the isolates sequenced. Conclusion: In Yemen, AS + SP therapy remains effective for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Mutations were not detected in pfk13 or pfdhps, though double mutations were observed for pfdhfr. The observed persistent gametocytaemia re-enforces calls to add a single dose primaquine to this ACT in order to minimizes the potential for transmission and enhance regional efforts to eliminate malaria.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia: University of Malaya High Impact Research Grant UM-MOHE (UM.C/625/1/HIR/MOHE/MED/16) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Artemisinin-based combination therapy; Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine; Drug resistance; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Gametocytaemia; Kelch 13-propeller; Yemen |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Nov 2017 05:45 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Nov 2017 05:45 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/18370 |
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