Validation of the rapid test Carestart(tm) G6PD among malaria vivax-infected subjects in the Brazilian Amazon

Validation of the rapid test Carestart(tm) G6PD among malaria vivax-infected subjects in the Brazilian Amazon

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: In the Brazilian Amazon, malaria infections are primarily caused by Plasmodium vivax. The only drug that kills the hypnozoite form of P. vivax is primaquine, thereby preventing relapse. However, treating glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)-deficient individuals with pri...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Augusto Mota Brito, Henry Maia Peixoto, Anne Cristine Gomes de Almeida, Maria Regina Fernandes de Oliveira, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero, José Pereira Moura-Neto, Nakul Singh, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães de Lacerda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Malaria
Plasmodium vivax
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
Care Start G6PD
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