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 |
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Other Authors: | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
Format: | Article |
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2018
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Online Access: | https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/32385 |
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Institution: | Mahidol University |
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