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. 2019 Apr 10;10:20–27. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2019.04.002

Table 1.

Susceptibilities of P. falciparum parasites collected in different years to artesunate and dihydroartemisinin.

Year N AS EC50 (nM)* P DHA EC50 (nM)* P RSA (%)# P
2007 17 12.4 ± 3.3 <0.0001a 4.5 ± 2.3 0.0002a 2.1 (0.9–7.5) 0.1353a
2008 19 9.7 ± 2.8 4.3 ± 2.0 2.4 (1.2–4.7)
2009 14 11.8 ± 4.1 5.1 ± 1.7 5.3 (1.2–9.8)
2010–2012 9 14.9 ± 5.1 5.0 ± 1.9 4.9 (0.6–10.6)
2013 40 7.8 ± 3.3 3.2 ± 1.1 5.0 (3.0–8.1)
2014–2016
34
14.2 ± 6.4
4.6 ± 1.8
4.8 (3.2–6.3)
Total
133
11.2 ± 5.1
<0.0001b
4.2 ± 1.8
<0.0001b
4.3 (1.9–7.5)
<0.0001b
3D7 5.0 ± 0.1 2.4 ± 0.2 0

*The EC50 values for artesunate (AS) and dihydroartemisinin (DHA) are expressed as geometric mean ± standard deviation (SD), while the ring survival assay (RSA) values (#) are shown as median (interquartile range).

a

Comparison among all the years (Kruskal-Wallis test).

b

Comparison between all field isolates and 3D7 (Wilcoxon signed rank test).