Occurrence of septuple and elevated Pfdhfr-Pfdhps quintuple mutations in a general population threatens the use of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria prevention during pregnancy in eastern-coast of Tanzania

BMC Infectious Diseases
George BwireManase Kilonzi

Abstract

Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase (Pfdhfr) and dihydropteroate synthetase (Pfdhps) mutations compromise the effectiveness of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) for treatment of uncomplicated malaria, and are likely to impair the efficiency of intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp). This study was conducted to determine the level of Pfdhfr-Pfdhps mutations, a decade since SP was limited for IPTp use in pregnant women in Tanzania. P. falciparum genomic DNA was extracted from dried blood spots prepared from a finger prick. Extracted DNA were sequenced using a single MiSeq lane by combining all PCR products. Genotyping of Pfdhfr and Pfdhps mutations were done using bcftools whereas custom scripts were used to filter and translate genotypes into SP resistance haplotypes. The Pfdhfr was analyzed from 445 samples, the wild type (WT) Pfdhfr haplotype NCSI was detected in 6 (1.3%) samples. Triple PfdhfrIRNI (mutations are bolded and underlined) haplotype was dominant, contributing to 84% (number [n] = 374) of haplotypes while 446 samples were studied for Pfdhps, WT for Pfdhps (SAKAA) was found in 6.7% (n = 30) in samples. Double Pfdhps haplotype (SGEAA) accounted for 83% of all mutations at Pfdhps gene. Of 447...Continue Reading

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BETA
genotyping
PCR

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custom
mPrimer
Excel
bcftools
SP
Statistical Package for Social Sciences
IPTp

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