Single low-dose primaquine for blocking transmission of Plasmodium falciparum malaria - a proposed model-derived age-based regimen for sub-Saharan Africa.

<h4>Background</h4> <p>In 2012, the World Health Organization recommended blocking the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum with single low-dose primaquine (SLDPQ, target dose 0.25 mg base/kg body weight), without testing for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDd),...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Taylor, W, Naw, H, Maitland, K, Williams, T, Kapulu, M, D'Alessandro, U, Berkley, J, Bejon, P, Okebe, J, Achan, J, Amambua, A, Affara, M, Nwakanma, D, van Geertruyden, J, Mavoko, M, Lutumba, P, Matangila, J, Brasseur, P, Piola, P, Randremanana, R, Lasry, E, Fanello, C, Onyamboko, M, Schramm, B, Yah, Z, Jones, J, Fairhurst, R, Diakite, M, Malenga, G, Molyneux, M, Rwagacondo, C, Obonyo, C, Gadisa, E, Aseffa, A, Loolpapit, M, Henry, M, Dorsey, G, John, C, Sirima, S, Barnes, K, Kremsner, P, Day, N, White, N, Mukaka, M
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: BioMed Central 2018