A Comparison of Three Quantitative Methods to Estimate G6PD Activity in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh.

A Comparison of Three Quantitative Methods to Estimate G6PD Activity in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh.

Glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase-deficiency (G6PDd) is a major risk factor for primaquine-induced haemolysis. There is a need for improved point-of-care and laboratory-based G6PD diagnostics to unsure safe use of primaquine.G6PD activities of participants in a cross-sectional survey in Bangladesh w...

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Main Authors: Benedikt Ley, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, James J O'Donnell, Mohammad Sharif Hossain, Mohammad Golam Kibria, Nusrat Jahan, Wasif A Khan, Kamala Thriemer, Mark D Chatfield, Ric N Price, Jack S Richards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5266301?pdf=render

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