Molecular Surveillance for Imported Antimicrobial Resistant Plasmodium falciparum, Ontario, Canada

Autor: Ruwandi Kariyawasam, Rachel Lau, Eric Shao, Katherine Tan, Adrienne Showler, Filip Ralevski, Samir N. Patel, Andrea K. Boggild
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 4, Pp 812-819 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2804.210533
Popis: Single-nucleotide polymorphisms at several loci have been correlated with Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance. We examined the prevalence of resistance markers in P. falciparum from imported malaria cases in Canada during 3 time periods, 2008–2009, 2013–2014, and 2017–2018. We evaluated single-nucleotide polymorphisms at atpase6 (pfATPase6), pfcrt (chloroquine resistance transporter), cytb (cytochrome b), dhfr (dihydrofolate reductase), dhps (dihydropteroate synthetase), mdr1 (multidrug resistance protein) and mdr1 copy number, and kelch13 (kelch protein gene on chromosome 13). Over time, we observed increasing mutant genotypes for dhfr S108N and dhps A613T and decreasing mutant genotypes for mdr1 N86Y, D1246Y, pfcrt K76T, and pfcrt 74–75; we identified no kelch13 mutations. We observed fewer mutations indicative of chloroquine resistance over time, which may reflect reduced chloroquine pressure in specimens from travelers to Africa. Mutations conferring proguanil resistance increased over time. Minor genotypes confirm the heterogeneous nature of infection and may affect treatment success.
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