Optimal timing of primaquine to reduce Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage when co-administered with artemether–lumefantrine
Abstract Background Primaquine is an important gametocytocidal drug that is combined with conventional malaria treatment for prevention of Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission. Primaquine has been administered together on the first or the last day of conventional treatment but the impact of pr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-3121-3 |