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. 2004 Jun;48(6):2116–2123. doi: 10.1128/AAC.48.6.2116-2123.2004

TABLE 2.

Prevalence of recrudescent infections with >1% of parasites carrying an additional mutation compared to the infecting parasite and with treatment administered 8 days after the start of asexual infection

DHFR/DHPS genotype of infecting parasite % of simulations with >1% of recrudescent parasites carrying an extra mutation
Three tablets achieving 100% of expected concn Three tablets achieving 80% of expected concn Two tablets achieving 100% of expected concn
1M/3M 0.0a 0.0a 0.5a,b
2M/WT 0.0 0.3b 1.7
2M/1M 1.5 2.6 4.0
2M/2M 2.6 6.5 15.6
2M/3M 10.2a 18.6a 20.9a
a

Additional mutations can only occur in the DHFR gene.

b

All infections that recrudesced had >1% of parasites carrying an additional mutation compared to the infecting parasite.