Improved Detectability of Plasmodium falciparum Clones with Repeated Sampling in Incident and Chronic Infections in Burkina Faso.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 106(2): 664-666, 2021 11 01.
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We evaluated the detectability of Plasmodium falciparum clones when assessed on 3 consecutive days in incident and chronic infections in naturally exposed children living in an area of intense malaria transmission in Burkina Faso. The median number of clones by merozoite surface protein 2 (MSP2) genotyping was 3 (interquartile range [IQR] 2-5) in incident infections compared with 6 (IQR 4-8) in chronic infections (P < 0.0001). When all clones detected on days 1-3 were considered as true complexity of infection, sampling on day 1 detected only 69.4% (109/157) or 68.3% (228/334) of all clones in incident and chronic infections, respectively. Our findings demonstrate that a large proportion of clones are missed by single time-point sampling. In addition, because of the high complexity of infection early in incident infections, our data suggest many infections may be caused by genetically complex inocula.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Plasmodium falciparum
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Malaria Falciparum
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Burquina Faso
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos