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Methaemoglobin as a surrogate marker of primaquine antihypnozoite activity in Plasmodium vivax malaria: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis

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Background The 8-aminoquinolines, primaquine and tafenoquine, are the only available drugs for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax hypnozoites. Prior evidence suggests that there is dose-dependent 8-aminoquinoline induced methaemoglobinaemia and that higher methaemoglobin concentrations are associated with a lower risk of P. vivax recurrence. We undertook a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis to examine the utility of methaemoglob...

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Published
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Not peer reviewed

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10.1101/2024.05.08.24307041

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
Sub unit:
Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health at Oxford
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-9507-6427
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-9465-8214
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-2309-1171


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Funder identifier:
https://ror.org/029chgv08
Grant:
220211/A/20/A
223253/Z/21/Z
089179/Z/09/Z
093956/Z/10/Z
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Funder identifier:
https://ror.org/011kf5r70
Grant:
2008501


Preprint server:
medRxiv
Publication date:
2024-05-08
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Language:
English
Pubs id:
1997384
UUID:
uuid_61c7c88d-3238-4862-9dba-b862256ac1e5
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pubs:1997384
Source identifiers:
W4396762625
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2025-12-21
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