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Cost-effectiveness analysis of G6PD diagnostic test for Plasmodium vivax radical cure in Lao PDR: An economic modelling study

BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax (Pv) infections were 68% of the total malaria burden in Laos in 2019. The parasite causes frequent relapses, which can be prevented by primaquine (PMQ). Testing for glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is recommended before giving PMQ to avoid haemolysis....

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Autores principales: Aung, Yu Nandar, Tun, Sai Thein Than, Vanisaveth, Viengxay, Chindavongsa, Keobouphaphone, Kanya, Lucy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9037946/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35468145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267193