Real-life implementation of a g6pd deficiency screening qualitative test into routine vivax malaria diagnostic units in the Brazilian amazon (Safeprim study)

• Main Authors: Jose Diego Brito-Sousa, Felipe Murta, Sheila Vitor-Silva, Vanderson S. Sampaio, Maxwell O. Mendes, Marcelo A.M. Brito, Talita S.B. Batista, Alicia P.C. Santos, Leonardo L.G. Marques, Laila R.A. Barbosa, Marly M. Melo, Djane C. Baia-Da-silva, Alexandre V. Silva-Neto, Thalie C. Santos, Brenda K.A. Souza, Erick F.G. Figueiredo, Emanuelle L. Silva, Sheila Rodovalho, Theresa H. Nakagawa, Ana Ruth Arcanjo, André M. Siqueira, Gisely C. Melo, Judith Recht, Gonzalo J. Domingo, Quique Bassat, Germana Bancone, Wuelton M. Monteiro, Marcus V.G. Lacerda
• Other Authors: Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/78220
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency greatly hinders Plasmodium vivax malaria radical cure and further elimination due to 8-aminoquinolines-associated hemolysis. Although the deleterious health effects of primaquine in G6PD deficient individuals have been known for over 50...