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Gametocyte Clearance in Children, From Western Kenya, With Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria after Artemether–Lumefantrine or Dihydroartemisinin–Piperaquine Treatment

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2019
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Omondi, Protus
Burugu, Marion
Muhia, Damaris Matoke
Too, Edwin
Nambati, Eva A
Chege, William
Musyoka, Kelvin B
Thiongo, Kelvin
Otinga, Maureen
Muregi, Francis
Kimani, Francis
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Background: The efcacy and safety of artemether–lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine (DP) against asexual parasites population has been documented. However, the efect of these anti-malarials on sexual parasites is still less clear. Gametocyte clearance following treatment is essential for malaria control and elimination eforts; therefore, the study sought to determine trends in gametocyte clearance after AL or DP treatment in children from a malaria-endemic site in Kenya. Methods: Children aged between 0.5 and 12 years from Busia, western Kenya with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria were assigned randomly to AL or DP treatment. A total of 334 children were enrolled, and dried blood spot samples were collected for up to 6 weeks after treatment during the peak malaria transmission season in 2016 and preserved. Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes were detected by qRT-PCR and gametocyte prevalence, density and mean duration of gametocyte carriage were determined. Results: At baseline, all the 334 children had positive asexual parasites by microscopy, 12% (40/334) had detectable gametocyte by microscopy, and 83.7% (253/302) children had gametocytes by RT-qPCR. Gametocyte prevalence by RT-qPCR decreased from 85.1% (126/148) at day 0 to 7.04% (5/71) at day 42 in AL group and from 82.4% (127/154) at day 0 to 14.5% (11/74) at day 42 in DP group. The average duration of gametocyte carriage as estimated by qRT-PCR was slightly shorter in the AL group (4.5 days) than in the DP group (5.1 days) but not signifcantly diferent (p=0.301). Conclusion: The study identifes no signifcant diference between AL and DP in gametocyte clearance. Gameto‑ cytes persisted up to 42 days post treatment in minority of individuals in both treatment arms. A gametocytocidal drug, in combination with artemisinin-based combination therapy, will be useful in blocking malaria transmission more efciently. Keywords: Artemether–lumefantrine, Dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine, Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte
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