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Table 2 Variations in the chloroquine resistance of P. falciparum (In vitro)

From: Surveillance of antimalarial drug resistance in China in the 1980s–1990s

Province

Year

No. of cases examined

Resistance rate(%)

Mean inhibition concentration(pmoll)*

> 6.4 pmoll** (%)

Hainan

1981

48

97.7

10.46 ± 7.14

83.3

1997

45

26.7

1.63 ± 1.17

6.7

Yunnan

1981

39

97.4

17.2 ± 12.6

58.9

1999

18

77.8

4.4 ± 3.1

19.5

  1. *The mean drug concentration for complete inhibition of schizont maturation.
  2. **Percentage of cases with complete inhibition of schizont maturation.