Martensson, AndreasNgasala, BillyUrsing, JohanVeiga, M. IsabelWiklund, LisaMembi, ChristopherMontgomery, Scott M.Premji, ZulFarnert, AnnaBjorkman, Anders2018-12-072018-12-072007-020022-1899http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/11317We assessed the influence that consecutive-day blood sampling, compared with single-day blood sampling, had on polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-adjusted parasitological cure after stepwise genotyping of merozoite surface proteins 2 (msp2) and 1 (msp1) in 106 children in Tanzania who had uncomplicated falciparum malaria treated with either sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine or artemether-lumefantrine; 78 of these children developed recurrent parasitemia during the 42-day follow-up period. Initial msp2 genotyping identified 27 and 33 recrudescences by use of single-and consecutive-day sampling, respectively; in subsequent msp1 genotyping, 17 and 21 of these episodes, respectively, were still classified as recrudescences; these results indicate a similar sensitivity of the standard single-day PCR protocol-that is, 82% (27/33) and 81% (17/21), in both genotyping steps. Interpretation of PCR-adjusted results will significantly depend on methodology.engPlasmodium falciparum malariaDynamicsChildrenjournal articlehttps://doi.org/10.1086/510910