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Volume 19, Number 9—September 2013
Research

Plasmodium falciparum Mutant Haplotype Infection during Pregnancy Associated with Reduced Birthweight, Tanzania

Daniel T. R. MinjaComments to Author , Christentze Schmiegelow, Bruno Mmbando, Stéphanie Boström, Mayke Oesterholt, Pamela Magistrado, Caroline Pehrson, Davis John, Ali Salanti, Adrian J.F. Luty1, Martha Lemnge, Thor Theander, John Lusingu, and Michael Alifrangis
Author affiliations: National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga Centre, Tanzania (D.T.R. Minja, B. Mmbando, P. Magistrado, M. Lemnge, J. Lusingu); University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (D.T.R. Minja, C. Schmiegelow, P. Magistrado, C. Pehrson, A. Salanti, T. Theander, J. Lusingu, M. Alifrangis); Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm, Sweden (S. Boström); Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (M. Oesterholt, A.J.F. Luty); Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania (D. John)

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Table 1

Stratification of Plasmodium falciparum mutant haplotypes among pregnant women, by exposure of the women to SP before infection, Korogwe District, Tanga Region, Tanzania, September 2008–October 2010*

Participant exposure to SP No. (%) women with infecting allelic haplotype
Quadruple or less, n = 5 Quintuple, n = 25 Sextuple, n = 24
Did not receive IPTp–SP (n = 28) 4 (14.3) 12 (42.9) 12 (42.9)
Received first dose of IPTp–SP (n = 18) 1 (5.6) 8 (44.4) 9 (50.0)
Received second dose of IPTp–SP (n = 8) 0 5 (62.5) 3 (37.5)
Had previous exposure to SP (n = 30)† 1 (3.3) 16 (53.0) 13 (43.0)

*SP, sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine; IPTp–SP, intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy with SP.
†Received IPTp-SP or SP used as treatment for malaria before study inclusion.

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1Current affiliation: Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, Paris, France.

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