Safety of primaquine in infants with Plasmodium vivax malaria in Papua, Indonesia

Safety of primaquine in infants with Plasmodium vivax malaria in Papua, Indonesia

Abstract Background Primaquine (PQ) prevents relapses of vivax malaria but may induce severe haemolysis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficient patients. Data on the safety of primaquine in infants are limited. Methods A retrospective, hospital-based cohort study of infants aged 1–12 m...

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Main Authors: Agus Setyadi, Eggi Arguni, Enny Kenangalem, Afdhal Hasanuddin, Daniel A. Lampah, Kamala Thriemer, Nicholas M. Anstey, Paulus Sugiarto, Julie A. Simpson, Ric N. Price, Nicholas M. Douglas, Jeanne R. Poespoprodjo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Plasmodium vivax
Infants
Primaquine
Safety
Evaluation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2745-7

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