Tafenoquine and G6PD: a primer for clinicians
BACKGROUND:Tafenoquine, an 8-aminoquinoline, is now indicated for causal prophylaxis against all human malarias and as radical curative (anti-relapse) treatment against Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale. As with other 8-aminoquinolines tafenoquine causes hemolysis in individuals with glucose-6-p...
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Oxford University Press
2019
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