In Vitro Activities of Benflumetol against 158 Senegalese Isolates of Plasmodium falciparum in Comparison with Those of Standard Antimalarial Drugs

AUTOR(ES)

Pradines, Bruno

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

The 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50s) of benflumetol (range, 12.5 to 240 nM; mean, 55.1 nM) for 158 Senegalese isolates were evaluated. Ten isolates (6%) showed decreased susceptibility to benflumetol. Benflumetol was slightly more potent against chloroquine-resistant isolates (P < 0.025). No correlation or weak correlations in the responses to benflumetol and pyrimethamine, chloroquine, amodiaquine, artemether, quinine, and pyronaridine were observed, and these correlations are insufficient to suggest cross-resistance. Benflumetol may be an important alternative drug for the treatment of chloroquine-resistant malaria.

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