Efficacy of single dose primaquine with artemisinin combination therapy on P. falciparum gametocytes and transmission: A WWARN individual patient meta-analysis
Background Since the World Health Organization recommended single low-dose (0.25mg/kg) primaquine (PQ) in combination with artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) in areas of low transmission or artemisinin-resistant P. falciparum, several single-site studies have been conducted to assess its...
Main Authors: | Stepniewska, K, Humphreys, GS, Gonçalves, BP, Craig, E, Gosling, R, Guerin, PJ, Price, RN, Barnes, KI, Raman, J, Smit, MR, D'Alessandro, U, Stone, WJR, Bjorkman, A, Samuels, AM, Arroyo-Arroyo, MI, Bastiaens, GJH, Brown, JM, Dicko, A, El-Sayed, BB, Elzaki, S-EG, Eziefula, AC, Kariuki, S, Kwambai, TK, Maestre, AE, Martensson, A, Mosha, D, Mwaiswelo, RO, Ngasala, BE, Okebe, J, Roh, ME, Sawa, P, Tiono, AB, Chen, I, Drakeley, CJ, Bousema, T |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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