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Table 2 Observed allele fragment lengths of the initial and recurrent infections of the six patients

From: msp1, msp2, and glurp genotyping to differentiate Plasmodium falciparum recrudescence from reinfections during prevention of reestablishment phase, Sri Lanka, 2014–2019

Patient no

Genotype/alleles

msp1

msp2

glurp

Genotyping outcome & Classification of recurrent infection

K1

MAD20

RO33

FC27

3D7

1

D0

280

 

350

400

200, 250, 280, 800

LCF/recrudescence (compatible with the epidemiological findings)

D16

280

 

350

400

 

200, 250, 280, 800

2

D0

200, 250, 300

250

200, 230

250, 300, 350

400, 450, 500

Not amplified

LCF/recrudescence (compatible with the epidemiological findings)

D19

200

400

Not amplified

3

D0

230

300, 400, 600, 700

600

Not amplified

LCF/recrudescence (compatible with the epidemiological findings)

D19

230

300, 400, 600, 700

150, 600, 700

Not amplified

4

D0

230, 250

250

200, 250, 300

LCF/recrudescence (compatible with the epidemiological findings)

D28

230, 250

250

200, 250, 300

5

D0

200

200

700, 800, 900

200, 250,

glurp

LCF/recrudescence (compatible with the epidemiological findings)

D18

200

200

700, 800

150, 200, 250

glurp

6

D0

280, 350

650

Not amplified

All alleles different on D0 and D105 for msp2

Reinfection (compatible with the epidemiological findings)

D105

300, 350, 400, 450

280

400

280, 400

700, 800