Antimalarial drug resistance markers in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and HIV-negative adults with asymptomatic malaria infections in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene..

BACKGROUND: In Nigeria, indiscriminate use of antimalarial drugs may contribute to the threat of drug resistance, but this has not been evaluated among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

METHODS: HIV-positive adults attending a university hospital HIV clinic and HIV-negative adult volunteers from the university hospital community with a positive blood film were treated with artemether-lumefantrine. Parasite DNA from before and after treatment was polymerase chain reaction amplified to identify molecular markers of drug susceptibility.

RESULTS: The pfcrt76T genotype was prevalent among both HIV-positive and HIV-negative participants (78.6% and 68.2%, respectively). Three new mutations in the pfmdr1 gene-F73S, S97L and G165R-and the uncommon pfdhps S436F variant were detected, whereas pfdhps K540E and pfdhfr I164L were absent. The A437G allele of pfdhps predominated (62/66 [94%]). The I431 V mutation was found in 19 of 66 pretreatment pfdhps sequences (28.8%). The pfmdr1 86N allele was significantly more common at day 3 post-treatment than at baseline (odds ratio 8.77 [95% confidence interval 1.21 to 380]).

CONCLUSIONS: We found evidence of continued chloroquine use among HIV-positive individuals. Selection for the pfmdr1 86N after artemether-lumefantrine treatment was observed, indicating a possible threat to antimalarial efficacy in the study area. The complexity of pfdhps haplotypes emphasises the need for careful monitoring of anti-folate susceptibility in Nigeria.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:115

Enthalten in:

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 115(2021), 5 vom: 08. Mai, Seite 531-537

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chijioke-Nwauche, Ifeyinwa [VerfasserIn]
Oguike, Mary C [VerfasserIn]
Nwauche, Chijioke A [VerfasserIn]
Beshir, Khalid B [VerfasserIn]
Sutherland, Colin J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antimalarial drugs
Antimalarials
Artemether
Artemether, Lumefantrine Drug Combination
C7D6T3H22J
Drug Combinations
Drug resistance
HIV
Journal Article
Malaria
Protozoan Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 24.06.2021

Date Revised 24.06.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/trstmh/trab061

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323788742