A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging trial of tafenoquine for weekly prophylaxis against Plasmodium falciparum.

Tafenoquine is a promising new 8-aminoquinoline drug that may be useful for malaria prophylaxis in nonpregnant persons with normal glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) function. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled chemoprophylaxis trial was conducted with adult residents of northern G...

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Main Authors: Hale, B, Owusu-Agyei, S, Fryauff, D, Koram, K, Adjuik, M, Oduro, A, Prescott, W, Baird, J, Nkrumah, F, Ritchie, T, Franke, E, Binka, F, Horton, J, Hoffman, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003