Bibliographic citations
Coronado, N., (2021). Asociación entre infecciones submicroscópicas por Plasmodium vivax y la presencia de gametocitos detectados por RT-qPCR en el distrito de Mazán en la Amazonía peruana [Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10024
Coronado, N., Asociación entre infecciones submicroscópicas por Plasmodium vivax y la presencia de gametocitos detectados por RT-qPCR en el distrito de Mazán en la Amazonía peruana []. PE: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10024
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title = "Asociación entre infecciones submicroscópicas por Plasmodium vivax y la presencia de gametocitos detectados por RT-qPCR en el distrito de Mazán en la Amazonía peruana",
author = "Coronado Barrios, Noelia Stephanie",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia",
year = "2021"
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Submicroscopic infections are frequent reservoirs of gametocytes in areas of low malaria transmission. Gametocytes are the only stage of the malaria parasite required for transmission from human to mosquito vector. It has been reported that submicroscopic infections can persist over time and may maintain malaria transmission. However, the persistence of submicroscopic P. vivax infections has been poorly studied, as well as the presence and quantification of gametocytes in these infections. A better understanding of persistent submicroscopic transmission is required to plan, monitor, and evaluate community-level interventions in low-transmission areas such as the Peruvian Amazon. In this study, we determined the prevalence of gametocytes in P. vivax infections in a cohort from Mazán district, Loreto, during the high transmission season (June-July 2015). Molecular monitoring was performed by RT-qPCR, specific to the gametocyte stage. Then, the persistence of submicroscopic infection was explored in four consecutive active case detection (ACD) screening at 10-day intervals in four riverine communities. Finally, the presence of gametocytes and sociodemographic characteristics (of epidemiological relevance in malaria) were evaluated as prognostic factors associated with persistence of infection in individuals with submicroscopic P. vivax infection of at least 10 days duration. Submicroscopic infections accounted for 85.7% of P. vivax infections. Gametocytes were found in 42.5% (n=243/572, range per sweep 31.6%-58.8%) of P. vivax infections. Fifty-two point seven percent of all P. vivax infections with gametocytes were submicroscopic and asymptomatic. The highest proportion of infections with gametocytes was found in those older than 5 years. However, for each community the maximum proportion varied according to age range: 5-14 years in Libertad and Urco Miraño, older than 40 years in Gamitanacocha and 15-39 years in Primero de Enero. The presence of gametocytes in an infection was a predictor of at least 10 more days of persistent submicroscopic P. vivax infection in the multivariate analysis (odds ratio: 3.23 [95% confidence interval: 1.57; 6.67]; p<0.001). It is corroborated once again that submicroscopic and asymptomatic infections predominate and contribute to the gametocyte reservoir in the Peruvian Amazon. Furthermore, the presence of gametocytes in persistent submicroscopic infections is postulated as a prognostic marker of persistence. This would help to identify those populations susceptible to develop submicroscopic persistence by P. vivax with the potential to maintain transmission, which would help to focus malaria control and elimination strategies.
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