Jessica T. LinJaymin C. PatelLauren LevitzMariusz WojnarskiSuwanna ChaorattanakaweePanita GosiNillawan BuathongSoklyda ChannRekol HuyKhengheng ThayDarapiseth SeaNou SamonShannon Takala-HarrisonMark FukudaPhilip SmithMichele SpringDavid SaundersChanthap LonThe University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina School of MedicineArmed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, ThailandUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineMahidol UniversityArmed Forces Research Institute of Medical SciencesNational Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria ControlU.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity2019-08-232019-08-232018-11-01The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. Vol.99, No.5 (2018), 1145-1149147616452-s2.0-85056287405https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/45950Gametocytes are the malaria parasite stages responsible for transmission from humans to mosquitoes. Gametocytemia often follows drug treatment, especially as therapies start to fail. We examined Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage and drug resistance profiles among 824 persons with uncomplicated malaria in Cambodia to determine whether prevalent drug resistance and antimalarial use has led to a concentration of drug-resistant parasites among gametocyte carriers. Although report of prior antimalarial use increased from 2008 to 2014, the prevalence of study participants presenting with microscopic gametocyte carriage declined. Gametocytemia was more common in those reporting antimalarial use within the past year, and prior antimalarial use was correlated with higher IC50s to piperaquine and mefloquine, as well as to increased pfmdr1 copy number. However, there was no association between microscopic gametocyte carriage and parasite drug resistance. Thus, we found no evidence that the infectious reservoir, marked by those carrying gametocytes, is enriched with drug-resistant parasites.Mahidol UniversityImmunology and MicrobiologyMedicineGametocyte Carriage, Antimalarial Use, and Drug Resistance in Cambodia, 2008-2014ArticleSCOPUS10.4269/ajtmh.18-0509