Short-course primaquine for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria: a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled non-inferiority trial

<p><h4>Background</h4></p> <p>Primaquine is the only widely used drug that prevents Plasmodium vivax malaria relapses, but adherence to the standard 14-day regimen is poor. We aimed to assess the efficacy of a shorter course (7 days) of primaquine for radical cure of vi...

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Main Authors: Taylor, WRJ, Thriemer, K, von Seidlein, L, Yuentrakul, P, Assawariyathipat, T, Assefa, A, Auburn, S, Chand, K, Chau, NH, Cheah, PY, Dong, LT, Dhorda, M, Degaga, TS, Devine, A, Ekawati, LL, Fahmi, F, Hailu, A, Hasanzai, MA, Hien, TT, Khu, H, Ley, B, Lubell, Y, Marfurt, J, Mohammad, H, Moore, KA, Naddim, MN, Pasaribu, AP, Pasaribu, S, Promnarate, C, Rahim, AG, Sirithiranont, P, Solomon, H, Sudoyo, H, Sutanto, I, Thanh, NV, Tuyet-Trinh, NT, Waithira, N, Woyessa, A, Yamin, FY, Dondorp, A, Simpson, JA, Baird, JK, White, NJ, Day, NP, Price, RN
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019