Measuring the Plasmodium falciparum HRP2 protein in blood from artesunate-treated malaria patients predicts post-artesunate delayed hemolysis

Artesunate, the recommended drug for severe malaria, rapidly clears the malaria parasite from infected patients but frequently induces anemia-called post-artesunate delayed hemolysis (PADH)-for which a simple predictive test is urgently needed. The underlying event in PADH is the expulsion of artesu...

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Main Authors: Ndour, P, Larréché, S, Mouri, O, Argy, N, Gay, F, Roussel, C, Jauréguiberry, S, Perillaud, C, Langui, D, Biligui, S, Chartrel, N, Mérens, A, Kendjo, E, Ghose, A, Hassan, M, Hossain, M, Kingston, H, Plewes, K, Dondorp, A, Danis, M, Houzé, S, Bonnefoy, S, Thellier, M, Woodrow, C, Buffet, P, French Artesunate Working Group
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2017