Performance of the Access Bio/CareStart rapid diagnostic test for the detection of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Performance of the Access Bio/CareStart rapid diagnostic test for the detection of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>To reduce the risk of drug-induced haemolysis, all patients should be tested for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency (G6PDd) prior to prescribing primaquine (PQ)-based radical cure for the treatment of vivax malaria. This systematic review and individua...

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Main Authors: Benedikt Ley, Ari Winasti Satyagraha, Hisni Rahmat, Michael E von Fricken, Nicholas M Douglas, Daniel A Pfeffer, Fe Espino, Lorenz von Seidlein, Gisela Henriques, Nwe Nwe Oo, Didier Menard, Sunil Parikh, Germana Bancone, Amalia Karahalios, Ric N Price
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-12-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002992

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002992

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