Is malaria parasite ex-vivo viability reduction really "superior" to observed parasite clearance rate
Ina study of 10 P. falciparum infected volunteers with submicroscopic parasitemias given a single 200mg dose of artesunate, Rebelo et al (1) report a substantial difference in the ex-vivo growth of sequentially sampled circulating ring stage(2) parasites comparing infections with artemisin insensitive (Pfkelch wild type) and artemisinin resistant(PfkelchR539T)parasites.