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. 2014 Jul 2;91(1):54–61. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0647

Table 1.

Description of trials that provided samples for the molecular study*

Antimalarial regimens studied
Baseline study characteristics CQ+SP vs. AQ+SP vs. AS+AQ AL vs. AS+AQ AL vs. DP
Study period 2002–04 2004–05 2007–12
Age at enrollment ≥ 6 months 1–10 years 4–12 months
Number of participants 347 403 351
Median age (years) 1.27 1.83 0.98
Geometric mean parasite density 18,484/μL 22,071/μL 16,349/μL
Samples successfully genotyped 189/198 (95%) 188/201 (93%) 561/584 (96%)
*

CQ = chloroquine; SP = sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine; AQ = amodiaquine; AL = artemether-lumefantrine; DP = dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine.

Pretreatment samples obtained from clinical studies.31,32

Samples from all first episodes and recurrent episodes ≥ 84 days after prior treatment.33