Primaquine in vivax malaria: an update and review on management issues
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Primaquine was officially licensed as an anti-malarial drug by the FDA in 1952. It has remained the only FDA licensed drug capable of clearing the intra-hepatic schizonts and hypnozoites of <it>Plasmodium vivax</it>. This update and review focuses on...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-12-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/10/1/351 |