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. 2011 Nov 7;108(46):18796–18801. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1116162108

Table 2.

Odds for key P. falciparum DHFR resistant polymorphisms in human blood smear-positive samples compared with blood smear-negative samples and mosquito midguts and salivary glands

Odds ratio (95% CI), human microscopy positives compared with
Allele Mosquito midgut Mosquito salivary gland Human submicroscopic infections
S108N 101 (34.3–299.0); P < 0.001 15 (5.7–39.5); P < 0.001 1 (0.4–3.5); P = 0.753
N51I 32 (11.4–87.6); P < 0.001 29 (10.9–76.5); P < 0.001 1 (0.5–4.3); P = 0.684
C59R 88 (11.6–662.5); P < 0.001 6 (2.5–12.2); P < 0.001 1 (0.4–1.8); P = 0.724
S108N+N51I+C59R triple mutant 18 (1.9–172.2); P < 0.001 5 (1.2–22.7); P < 0.001 2 (0.6–5.8); P = 0.292
S108T —; P < 0.001 —; P < 0.001 —; P = 0.006
A16V —; P < 0.001 —; P = 0.208 —; P = 0.054
S108T+A16V double mutant —; P = 0.948 —; P < 0.001 —; P = 0.054
I164L —; P = 0.081

Mosquito midgut, n = 165; mosquito salivary gland, n = 146; human submicroscopic infections, n = 147. —, Odds ratio could not be calculated due to zero frequency in human infections.