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In the above example, there is obviously still significant schizont
maturation in the wells
containing 8 and 16 pmol chloroquine, and three out of ten isolates show schizont maturation
even at 32 pmol. As indicated in the first table of this section, schizont maturation in the 8 pmol
well is a sign of resistance. Eight of the ten isolates showed schizont maturation at this well.
This series reflects a status of manifest resistance as also evident from the EC-data in Annex I.
The principal advantage of this system is the comparability of quantitative results, both between
different geographical areas and between series from the same area at different times
(longitudinal studies).
6.2 SDX/PYR Tests
The thick film counts will produce data as shown in the following tabulated example:
Well
Parameter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Schizonts with 8 or
more normal nuclei
55
56
47
8
0
0
0
0
Other schizonts and
rings
145
144
153
192
200
200
200
200
% schizont maturation
(% of control)
100
85
15
0
0
0
0
%
inhibition of
schizont maturation
0
15
85
100
100
100
100
NOTE: Well A = control; Well B = lowest concentration of SDX/PYR; Well H = highest concentration of
SDX/PYR
The
>breakpoint= in this example is
therefore between well D (SDX 100
pmol / PYR 1.25 pmol per well) and
well E (SDX 300 pmol / PYR 3.75 pmol
per well). Data so far available indicate
that the 90% inhibition level, related to
schizonts of eight or more normal
nuclei, reflects more accurately the true
>breakpoint=, which can be readily
ascertained by means of a simple
diagram as shown in the figure, using
the data given above.
Procedure and interpretation:
The observed data are entered according to drug
concentration (x-axis) and inhibition (y-axis). A line of the
best optical fit is drawn. Reading this line off the vertical scale at 90% inhibition yields the approximate IC-90. Here the IC-90 for the
combination of SDX/PYR shows approx. 110 pmol SDX and 1.4 pmol PYR per well. This corresponds to concentrations of 2.2 µmol SDX and
0.028 µmol PYR per litre blood-medium mixture (BMM)
10
100
1000
10000
0.1
1
10
0.125
1.25
12.5
125
pmol SDX
pmol PYR
90