Single-dose tafenoquine to prevent relapse of Plasmodium vivax malaria

Single-dose tafenoquine to prevent relapse of Plasmodium vivax malaria

<p><strong>Background</strong> Treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria requires the clearing of asexual parasites, but relapse can be prevented only if dormant hypnozoites are cleared from the liver (a treatment termed “radical cure”). Tafenoquine is a single-dose 8-aminoquinoline th...

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Hoofdauteurs: Lacerda, MVG, Llanos-Cuentas, A, Krudsood, S, Lon, C, Saunders, DL, Mohammed, R, Yilma, D, Batista Pereira, D, Espino, FEJ, Mia, RZ, Chuquiyauri, R, Val, F, Casapía, M, Monteiro, WM, Brito, MAM, Costa, MRF, Buathong, N, Noedl, H, Diro, E, Getie, S, Wubie, KM, Abdissa, A, Zeynudin, A, Abebe, C, Tada, MS, Brand, F, Beck, H-P, Angus, B, Duparc, S, Kleim, J-P, Kellam, LM, Rousell, VM, Jones, SW, Hardaker, E, Mohamed, K, Clover, DD, Fletcher, K, Breton, JJ, Ugwuegbulam, CO, Green, JA, Koh, GCKW
Formaat: Journal article
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Massachusetts Medical Society 2019

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