The tolerability of single low dose primaquine in glucose-6-phosphate deficient and normal falciparum-infected Cambodians

The tolerability of single low dose primaquine in glucose-6-phosphate deficient and normal falciparum-infected Cambodians

Abstract Background The WHO recommends single low-dose primaquine (SLDPQ, 0.25 mg/kg body weight) in falciparum-infected patients to block malaria transmission and contribute to eliminating multidrug resistant Plasmodium falciparum from the Greater Mekong Sub region (GMS). However, the anxiety regar...

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Main Authors: Lek Dysoley, Saorin Kim, Sergio Lopes, Nimol Khim, Steven Bjorges, Samphornarann Top, Chea Huch, Huy Rekol, Nelli Westercamp, Mark M. Fukuda, Jimee Hwang, Arantxa Roca-Feltrer, Mavuto Mukaka, Didier Menard, Walter R. Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Malaria
Transmission blocking
Primaquine
G6PD deficiency
Cambodia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3862-1

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