Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Status and Risk of Hemolysis in Plasmodium falciparum-Infected African Children Receiving Single-Dose Primaquine

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Status and Risk of Hemolysis in Plasmodium falciparum-Infected African Children Receiving Single-Dose Primaquine

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) enzyme function and genotype were determined in Ugandan children with uncomplicated falciparum malaria enrolled in a primaquine trial after exclusion of severe G6PD deficiency by fluorescent spot test. G6PD A− heterozygotes and hemizygotes/homozygotes experie...

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Main Authors: Eziefula, Alice C., Pett, Helmi, Grignard, Lynn, Opus, Salome, Kiggundu, Moses, Kamya, Moses R., Yeung, Shunmay, Staedke, Sarah G., Bousema, Teun, Drakeley, Chris
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4136063/

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