The haematological consequences of Plasmodium vivax malaria after chloroquine treatment with and without primaquine: A WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Robert J. Commons, Julie A. Simpson, Kamala Thriemer, Cindy S. Chu, Nicholas M. Douglas, Tesfay Abreha, Sisay G. Alemu, Arletta Añez, Nicholas M. Anstey, Abraham Aseffa, Ashenafi Assefa, Ghulam R. Awab, J. Kevin Baird, Bridget E. Barber, Isabelle Borghini-Fuhrer, Umberto D'Alessandro, Prabin Dahal, André Daher, Peter J. De Vries, Annette Erhart, Margarete S.M. Gomes, Matthew J. Grigg, Jimee Hwang, Piet A. Kager, Tsige Ketema, Wasif A. Khan, Marcus V.G. Lacerda, Toby Leslie, Benedikt Ley, Kartini Lidia, Wuelton M. Monteiro, Dhelio B. Pereira, Giao T. Phan, Aung P. Phyo, Mark Rowland, Kavitha Saravu, Carol H. Sibley, André M. Siqueira, Kasia Stepniewska, Walter R.J. Taylor, Guy Thwaites, Binh Q. Tran, Tran T. Hien, José Luiz F. Vieira, Sonam Wangchuk, James Watson, Timothy William, Charles J. Woodrow, Francois Nosten, Philippe J. Guerin, Nicholas J. White, Ric N. Price
• Other Authors: Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
• Format: Review
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/51523
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Malaria causes a reduction in haemoglobin that is compounded by primaquine, particularly in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. The aim of this study was to determine the relative contributions to red cell loss of malaria and primaquin...