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Single low-dose primaquine for blocking transmission of Plasmodium falciparum malaria - a proposed model-derived age-based regimen for sub-Saharan Africa.

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Background

In 2012, the World Health Organization recommended blocking the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum with single low-dose primaquine (SLDPQ, target dose 0.25 mg base/kg body weight), without testing for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDd), when treating patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria. We sought to develop an age-based SLDPQ regimen that would be suitable for sub-Saharan Africa.

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Using data on the anti-infectivity...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1186/s12916-017-0990-6

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Department:
NDM; Tropical Medicine
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Department:
NDM; Tropical Medicine
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Publisher:
BioMed Central Publisher's website
Journal:
BMC Medicine Journal website
Volume:
16
Issue:
1
Pages:
11
Publication date:
2018-01-01
Acceptance date:
2017-12-12
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EISSN:
1741-7015
Language:
English
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pubs:821205
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uuid:8bc0fef9-556d-436c-9fba-f0680818c39c
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pubs:821205
Source identifiers:
821205
Deposit date:
2018-01-26

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