Dynamics of G6PD activity in patients receiving weekly primaquine for therapy of Plasmodium vivax malaria.

Dynamics of G6PD activity in patients receiving weekly primaquine for therapy of Plasmodium vivax malaria.

<h4>Background</h4>Acute Plasmodium vivax malaria is associated with haemolysis, bone marrow suppression, reticulocytopenia, and post-treatment reticulocytosis leading to haemoglobin recovery. Little is known how malaria affects glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) activity and wheth...

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Main Authors: Walter R J Taylor, Saorin Kim, Sim Kheng, Sinoun Muth, Pety Tor, Eva Christophel, Mavuto Mukaka, Alexandra Kerleguer, Lucio Luzzatto, J Kevin Baird, Didier Menard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009690
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