Study protocol for a randomised controlled double-blinded trial of the dose-dependent efficacy and safety of primaquine for clearance of gametocytes in children with uncomplicated falciparum malaria in uganda

Objectives: For the purpose of blocking transmission of Plasmodium falciparum malaria from humans to mosquitoes, a single dose of primaquine is recommended by theWHO as an addition to artemisinin combination therapy. Primaquine clears gametocytes but causes dose-dependent haemolysis in individuals w...

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Main Authors: Alice Chijioke Eziefula, Sarah G. Staedke, Shunmay Yeung, Emily Webb, Moses Kamya, Nicholas J. White, Teun Bousema, Chris Drakeley
Other Authors: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Format: Article
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/32385
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Institution: Mahidol University