Review of key knowledge gaps in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency detection with regard to the safe clinical deployment of 8-aminoquinoline treatment regimens: A workshop report

• Main Authors: Lorenz Von Seidlein, Sarah Auburn, Fe Espino, Dennis Shanks, Qin Cheng, James McCarthy, Kevin Baird, Catherine Moyes, Rosalind Howes, Didier Ménard, Germana Bancone, Ari Winasti-Satyahraha, Lasse S. Vestergaard, Justin Green, Gonzalo Domingo, Shunmay Yeung, Ric Price
• Other Authors: Menzies School of Health Research
• Format: Review
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/31941
• Institution: Mahidol University

The diagnosis and management of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a crucial aspect in the current phases of malaria control and elimination, which will require the wider use of 8-aminoquinolines for both reducing Plasmodium falciparum transmission and achieving the radical cure...