Safety and tolerability of single low-dose primaquine in a low-intensity transmission area in South Africa: an open-label, randomized controlled trial

Safety and tolerability of single low-dose primaquine in a low-intensity transmission area in South Africa: an open-label, randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background To reduce onward falciparum malaria transmission, the World Health Organization recommends adding single low-dose (SLD) primaquine to artemisinin-based combination treatment in low transmission areas. However, uptake of this recommendation has been relatively slow given concerns...

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Main Authors: Jaishree Raman, Elizabeth Allen, Lesley Workman, Aaron Mabuza, Hendrik Swanepoel, Gillian Malatje, John Frean, Lubbe Wiesner, Karen I. Barnes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Primaquine
Artemether–lumefantrine
Efficacy
Safety
Tolerability
Gametocyte carriage
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2841-8

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