Effect of weekly versus daily primaquine on Plasmodium vivax malaria recurrences: A real-life cohort study

Effect of weekly versus daily primaquine on Plasmodium vivax malaria recurrences: A real-life cohort study

ABSTRACT Background: Although primaquine (PQ) is indicated for G6PD-deficient patients, data on weekly PQ use in Brazil are limited. Methods: We aimed to investigate malaria recurrences among participants receiving daily and weekly PQ treatments in a real-life setting of two municipalities in the...

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Main Authors: Jose Diego Brito-Sousa, Jeffe Phanor, Patricia Carvalho da Silva Balieiro, Alexandre Vilhena Silva-Neto, Jady Shayenne Mota Cordeiro, Sheila Vitor-Silva, Maxwell Mendes, Vanderson Souza Sampaio, Gisely Cardoso de Melo, Marcus Lacerda, Wuelton Monteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2022-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Weekly primaquine
Recurrences
Brazilian Amazon
Elimination
G6PD deficiency
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