Prevalence and distribution of G6PD deficiency: implication for the use of primaquine in malaria treatment in Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: G6PD enzyme deficiency is a common enzymatic X-linked disorder. Deficiency of the G6PD enzyme can cause free radical-mediated oxidative damage to red blood cells, leading to premature haemolysis. Treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria with primaquine poses a potential risk of mild to seve...

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Autores principales: Lo, Eugenia, Zhong, Daibin, Raya, Beka, Pestana, Kareen, Koepfli, Cristian, Lee, Ming-Chieh, Yewhalaw, Delenasaw, Yan, Guiyun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6781416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31590661
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-2981-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6781416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31590661
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-2981-x

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