Optimal timing of primaquine to reduce Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage when co-administered with artemether–lumefantrine

Optimal timing of primaquine to reduce Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage when co-administered with artemether–lumefantrine

Abstract Background Primaquine is an important gametocytocidal drug that is combined with conventional malaria treatment for prevention of Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission. Primaquine has been administered together on the first or the last day of conventional treatment but the impact of pr...

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Main Authors: Seif Shekalaghe, Dominic Mosha, Ali Hamad, Thabit A. Mbaga, Michael Mihayo, Teun Bousema, Chris Drakeley, Salim Abdulla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Transmission
Gametocyte
Primaquine
Artemether–lumefantrine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-3121-3

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