Primaquine double dose for 7 days is inferior to single-dose treatment for 14 days in preventing Plasmodium vivax recurrent episodes in Suriname

BACKGROUND: Recurrent episodes of Plasmodium vivax are caused by dormant liver stages of the parasite, which are not eradicated by choloroquine. Therefore, effective treatment also includes the use of primaquine (PQ). However, this secondary preventive therapy is often not effective, mostly due to p...

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Autores principales: Mac Donald-Ottevanger, M Sigrid, Adhin, Malti R, Jitan, Jeetendra Kumar, Bretas, Gustavo, Vreden, Stephen GS
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5743107/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29317838
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S135897

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5743107/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29317838
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S135897

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