Sustained clinical benefit of malaria chemoprevention with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in pregnant women in a region with high SP resistance markers

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OBJECTIVE: The effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is threatened by increasing SP-resistance in Africa. We assessed the level of SP-resistance markers, and the clinical and parasitological effectiveness of IPTp-SP in southern Mozambique.

METHODS: P. falciparum infection, antimalarial antibodies and dhfr/dhps SP-resistance mutants were detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), suspension array technology and targeted deep sequencing, respectively, among 4016 HIV-negative women in Maputo province (2016-2019). Univariate and multivariate regression models were used to assess the association between taking the recommended three or more IPTp-SP doses (IPTp3+) and parasitological and clinical outcomes.

RESULTS: 84.3% (3385/4016) women received three or more IPTp-SP doses. The prevalence of quintuple mutants at first antenatal care (ANC) visit was 94.2%. IPTp3+ was associated with a higher clearance rate of qPCR-detected infections from first ANC visit to delivery (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]=5.9, 95% CI: 1.5-33.3; p = 0.012), lower seroprevalence at delivery of antibodies against the pregnancy-specific antigen VAR2CSADBL34 (aOR=0.72, 95% CI: 0.54-0.95; p = 0.022), and lower prevalence of low birth weight deliveries (aOR: 0.61, 95% CI: 0.41-0.90; p = 0.013).

CONCLUSION: A sustained parasitological effect of IPTp-SP contributes to the clinical effectiveness of IPTp3+ in areas with high prevalence of SP-resistance markers.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:88

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The Journal of infection - 88(2024), 5 vom: 01. Mai, Seite 106144

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Matambisso, Glória [VerfasserIn]
Brokhattingen, Nanna [VerfasserIn]
Maculuve, Sónia [VerfasserIn]
Cístero, Pau [VerfasserIn]
Mbeve, Henriques [VerfasserIn]
Escoda, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Bambo, Gizela [VerfasserIn]
Cuna, Boaventura [VerfasserIn]
Melembe, Cardoso [VerfasserIn]
Ndimande, Nelo [VerfasserIn]
Tetteh, Kevin K A [VerfasserIn]
Drakeley, Chris [VerfasserIn]
Gamain, Benoit [VerfasserIn]
Chitnis, Chetan [VerfasserIn]
Chauhan, Virander [VerfasserIn]
Quintó, Llorenç [VerfasserIn]
Macete, Eusébio [VerfasserIn]
Mayor, Alfredo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

37338-39-9
88463U4SM5
Antimalarial resistance
Antimalarials
Chemoprevention
Drug Combinations
Fanasil, pyrimethamine drug combination
Intermittent preventive treatment
Journal Article
Malaria
Pregnancy
Pyrimethamine
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sulfadoxine
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine
Z3614QOX8W

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Date Completed 02.05.2024

Date Revised 02.05.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106144

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NLM370641922