Methods for the field evaluation of quantitative G6PD diagnostics: a review
Abstract Individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency are at risk of severe haemolysis following the administration of 8-aminoquinoline compounds. Primaquine is the only widely available 8-aminoquinoline for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax. Tafenoquine is under developme...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2017-3 |