2018
Plasmodium falciparum msp1 and msp2 genetic diversity and allele frequencies in parasites isolated from symptomatic malaria patients in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Somé A, Bazié T, Zongo I, Yerbanga R, Nikiéma F, Neya C, Taho L, Ouédraogo J. Plasmodium falciparum msp1 and msp2 genetic diversity and allele frequencies in parasites isolated from symptomatic malaria patients in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Parasites & Vectors 2018, 11: 323. PMID: 29843783, PMCID: PMC5975679, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-2895-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic malaria patientsPolymerase chain reactionMalaria patientsAllelic familiesBobo-DioulassoMAD20 allelic familyUrban health centersCause of morbidityMerozoite surface protein 1K1 allelic familySurface protein 1Plasmodium falciparum msp1P. malariaUncomplicated malariaFalciparum infectionResultsA totalHealth centersBlood samplesP. falciparumConclusionsOur studyBlood spotsMalaria parasite populationsAllele frequenciesPatientsBurkina Faso
2016
Polymorphisms in K13, pfcrt, pfmdr1, pfdhfr, and pfdhps in parasites isolated from symptomatic malaria patients in Burkina Faso
Somé A, Sorgho H, Zongo I, Bazié T, Nikiéma F, Sawadogo A, Zongo M, Compaoré Y, Ouédraogo J. Polymorphisms in K13, pfcrt, pfmdr1, pfdhfr, and pfdhps in parasites isolated from symptomatic malaria patients in Burkina Faso. Parasite 2016, 23: 60. PMID: 28004634, PMCID: PMC5178381, DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2016069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAntigens, BacterialAntigens, SurfaceAntimalarialsArtemisininsBurkina FasoChildChild, PreschoolDrug ResistanceDrug Therapy, CombinationHumansInfantMalaria, FalciparumMembrane Transport ProteinsMultidrug Resistance-Associated ProteinsPlasmodium falciparumPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtozoan ProteinsYoung AdultConceptsPolymerase chain reactionUncomplicated malariaDrug resistance polymorphismsPfcrt 76TResistance-mediating polymorphismsPrevalence of polymorphismsSymptomatic malaria patientsAntimalarial drug resistanceGlobal malaria controlEmergence of resistancePfmdr1 184FPfmdr1 86YMalaria patientsPfdhps genesBaseline prevalenceCombination therapyHealth centersBlood samplesWestern CambodiaBetter efficacyGene polymorphismsCodon 540Malaria controlDrug resistancePfdhps