2019
Genetically diverse Plasmodium falciparum infections, within-host competition and symptomatic malaria in humans
Sondo P, Derra K, Lefevre T, Diallo-Nakanabo S, Tarnagda Z, Zampa O, Kazienga A, Valea I, Sorgho H, Ouedraogo J, Guiguemde T, Tinto H. Genetically diverse Plasmodium falciparum infections, within-host competition and symptomatic malaria in humans. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 127. PMID: 30644435, PMCID: PMC6333925, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36493-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParasite densityMalaria symptomsHemoglobin levelsP. falciparum genetic diversityMixed infectionsMAD20 allelic familyMono-infected individualsLower hemoglobin levelsPlasmodium falciparum infectionAllelic familiesLow parasite densitiesP. falciparum isolatesMixed strain infectionsFC27 allelesSymptomatic malariaOlder patientsFalciparum infectionYounger patientsPharmacovigilance studyFalciparum isolatesHigh parasitaemiaP. falciparumPolymorphic antigensPatientsInfection
2015
Prevalence of the dhfr and dhps Mutations among Pregnant Women in Rural Burkina Faso Five Years after the Introduction of Intermittent Preventive Treatment with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine
Tahita M, Tinto H, Erhart A, Kazienga A, Fitzhenry R, VanOvermeir C, Rosanas-Urgell A, Ouedraogo J, Guiguemde R, Van geertruyden J, D’Alessandro U. Prevalence of the dhfr and dhps Mutations among Pregnant Women in Rural Burkina Faso Five Years after the Introduction of Intermittent Preventive Treatment with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0137440. PMID: 26368675, PMCID: PMC4569438, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntimalarialsBurkina FasoDihydropteroate SynthaseDrug CombinationsDrug ResistanceFemaleHumansMalaria, FalciparumMutationPlasmodium falciparumPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, SecondPregnancy Trimester, ThirdPrevalenceProtozoan ProteinsPyrimethamineSulfadoxineTetrahydrofolate DehydrogenaseYoung AdultConceptsIntermittent preventive treatmentPregnant womenPfdhps genesPreventive treatmentAntenatal careSulfadoxine-pyrimethamineThird trimesterDhps mutationsPfdhfr mutationsMalaria infectionMalaria symptomsHealth districtPfdhfr geneBlood samplesSP resistanceI164L mutationEndemic regionsReductase mutationMalaria controlDrug resistancePrevalenceAdverse effectsFive yearsWomenBurkina Faso
2013
Clinical signs and symptoms cannot reliably predict Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection in pregnant women living in an area of high seasonal transmission
Tahita M, Tinto H, Menten J, Ouedraogo J, Guiguemde R, van Geertruyden J, Erhart A, D’Alessandro U. Clinical signs and symptoms cannot reliably predict Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection in pregnant women living in an area of high seasonal transmission. Malaria Journal 2013, 12: 464. PMID: 24373481, PMCID: PMC3877878, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenMalaria infectionRapid diagnostic testsCommon signsPredictive valuePlasmodium falciparum malaria infectionMajor public health problemDiagnostic testsCommon malaria symptomsHigh seasonal transmissionFalciparum malaria infectionHistory of feverSymptoms of malariaPublic health problemPositive predictive valueIntensity of transmissionClinical malariaClinical presentationGestational ageMalaria symptomsDistrict hospitalOverall prevalenceMaternity clinicsClinical signsEndemic countries