Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Sex-Stratified Plasmodium vivax Treatment Strategies Using Available G6PD Diagnostics to Accelerate Access to Radical Cure

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Sex-Stratified Plasmodium vivax Treatment Strategies Using Available G6PD Diagnostics to Accelerate Access to Radical Cure

Tafenoquine has been licensed for the single-dose radical cure of Plasmodium vivax in adults; however, it is only recommended in patients with > 70% of normal glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) activity. Because this may hinder widespread use, we investigated sex-based treatment strategies...

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Main Authors: Angela Devine, Rosalind E. Howes, David J. Price, Kerryn A. Moore, Benedikt Ley, Julie A. Simpson, Sabine Dittrich, Ric N. Price
Other Authors: Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Format: Article
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Immunology and Microbiology
Medicine
Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/57960
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Institution: Mahidol University

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