Single low-dose primaquine for blocking transmission of Plasmodium falciparum malaria – a proposed model-derived age-based regimen for sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract Background 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), when treating patients...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-01-01
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Series: | BMC Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0990-6 |