Safety of primaquine in infants with Plasmodium vivax malaria in Papua, Indonesia
<br><strong>Background: </strong>Primaquine (PQ) prevents relapses of vivax malaria but may induce severe haemolysis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficient patients. Data on the safety of primaquine in infants are limited.</br> <br><strong>Methods:...
Main Authors: | Setyadi, A, Arguni, E, Kenangalem, E, Hasanuddin, A, Lampah, DA, Thriemer, K, Anstey, NM, Sugiarto, P, Simpson, JA, Price, RN, Douglas, NM, Poespoprodjo, JR |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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