Methods for the field evaluation of quantitative G6PD diagnostics: a review

Abstract Individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency are at risk of severe haemolysis following the administration of 8-aminoquinoline compounds. Primaquine is the only widely available 8-aminoquinoline for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax. Tafenoquine is under developme...

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Main Authors: Benedikt Ley, Germana Bancone, Lorenz von Seidlein, Kamala Thriemer, Jack S. Richards, Gonzalo J. Domingo, Ric N. Price
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2017-3