Table 1. Chloroquine sensitivity status and presence of pfmdr1-N86Y and pfcrt-K76T mutation in P. falciparum isolates from Northeast India.
Area of isolation | In vitro CQ sensitivity status | Pfmdr1- codon 86 | Pfcrt-codon76 | ||
Allele-N86 | Allele-86Y | Allele-K76 | Allele-76T | ||
Assam (n = 65) | CQR* (n = 50) | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
CQS** (n = 15) | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
Arunachal Pradesh (n = 50) | CQR (n = 50) | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
* chloroquine resistant; ** chloroquine sensitive.