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Table 5 Prevalence of Pfdhfr mutations at position 108, 51, 59

From: Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine in treatment of malaria among under-fives and prevalence of drug resistance markers in Igombe-Mwanza, north-western Tanzania

N = 92 Pre-treatment

n

%

Triple mutants

59

64.1

Double mutants 108/51

10

10.9

Double mutants 108/59

2

2.2

Double mutants 59/51

1

1.1

Double mutants 108 with 59/51 and mix at third position

15

16.3

Single mutants

5

5.4

N = 23 Post-treatment

  

Triple mutants

13

56.5

Double mutants 108/51

2

8.7

Double mutants 108/59

2

8.7

Double mutants 59/51

0

0

Double mutants 108 with 59/51 and mix at third position

3

13.0

Single mutants

3

13.0