Quantification of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity by spectrophotometry: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND:The radical cure of Plasmodium vivax and P. ovale requires treatment with primaquine or tafenoquine to clear dormant liver stages. Either drug can induce haemolysis in individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, necessitating screening. The reference diagnostic m...

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Main Authors: Daniel A Pfeffer, Benedikt Ley, Rosalind E Howes, Patrick Adu, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Pooja Bansil, Yap Boum, Marcelo Brito, Pimlak Charoenkwan, Archie Clements, Liwang Cui, Zeshuai Deng, Ochaka Julie Egesie, Fe Esperanza Espino, Michael E von Fricken, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid, Yongshu He, Gisela Henriques, Wasif Ali Khan, Nimol Khim, Saorin Kim, Marcus Lacerda, Chanthap Lon, Asrat Hailu Mekuria, Didier Menard, Wuelton Monteiro, François Nosten, Nwe Nwe Oo, Sampa Pal, Duangdao Palasuwan, Sunil Parikh, Ayodhia Pitaloka Pasaribu, Jeanne Rini Poespoprodjo, David J Price, Arantxa Roca-Feltrer, Michelle E Roh, David L Saunders, Michele D Spring, Inge Sutanto, Kamala Thriemer, Thomas A Weppelmann, Lorenz von Seidlein, Ari Winasti Satyagraha, Germana Bancone, Gonzalo J Domingo, Ric N Price
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-05-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003084