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ArticleMalaria journal2013

Use of a colorimetric (DELI) test for the evaluation of chemoresistance of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax to commonly used anti-plasmodial drugs in the Brazilian Amazon.

Lilian R Pratt-Riccio, Yonne F Chehuan, Maria José Siqueira, Maria das Graças Alecrim, Cesare Bianco-Junior, Pierre Druilhe, Philippe Brasseur, Maria de Fátima Ferreira-da-Cruz, Leonardo J M Carvalho, Cláudio T Daniel-Ribeiro

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Lilian R Pratt-RiccioLaboratório de Pesquisas em Malária, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Avenida Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil CEP: 21040-900. ribeiro@ioc.fiocruz.br.
Yonne F Chehuan
Maria José Siqueira
Maria das Graças Alecrim
Cesare Bianco-Junior
Pierre Druilhe
Philippe Brasseur
Maria de Fátima Ferreira-da-Cruz
Leonardo J M Carvalho
Cláudio T Daniel-Ribeiro
Ministério da Saúde · BRFundação de Medicina Tropical · BRFundação Oswaldo Cruz · BRInstitut de Recherche pour le Développement · SNInstitut Pasteur · FR

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Abstract

backgroundThe emergence and spread of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax resistance to available anti-malarial drugs represents a major drawback in the control of malaria and its associated morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the chemoresistance profile of P. falciparum and P. vivax to commonly used anti-plasmodial drugs in a malaria-endemic area in the Brazilian Amazon.

methodsThe study was carried out in Manaus (Amazonas state), in the Brazilian Amazon. A total of 88 P. falciparum and 178 P. vivax isolates was collected from 2004 to 2007. The sensitivity of P. falciparum isolates was determined to chloroquine, quinine, mefloquine and artesunate and the sensitivity of P. vivax isolates was determined to chloroquine and mefloquine, by using the colorimetric DELI test.

resultsAs expected, a high prevalence of P. falciparum isolates resistant to chloroquine (78.1%) was observed. The prevalence of isolates with profile of resistance or decreased sensitivity for quinine, mefloquine and artesunate was 12.7, 21.2 and 11.7%, respectively. In the case of P. vivax, the prevalence of isolates with profile of resistance for chloroquine and mefloquine was 9.8 and 28%, respectively. No differences in the frequencies of isolates with profile of resistance or geometric mean IC50s were seen when comparing the data obtained in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, for all tested anti-malarials.

conclusionsThe great majority of P. falciparum isolates in the Brazilian malaria-endemic area remain resistant to chloroquine, and the decreased sensitivity to quinine, mefloquine and artesunate observed in 10-20% of the isolates must be taken with concern, especially for artesunate. Plasmodium vivax isolates also showed a significant proportion of isolates with decreased sensitivity to chloroquine (first-line drug) and mainly to mefloquine. The data presented here also confirm the usefulness of the DELI test to generate results able to impact on public health policies.

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ColorimetryAdultAntimalarialsBrazilDrug ResistanceFemaleHumansMalaria, FalciparumMalaria, VivaxMaleMiddle AgedParasitic Sensitivity TestsPlasmodium falciparumPlasmodium vivaxPrevalenceYoung AdultAntimalarials

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PMID23937727
PMCPMC3765867
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