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Assessment of CareStart G6PD rapid diagnostic test and CareStart G6PD biosensor in Mauritania
5 Aug 2021
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The elimination of Plasmodium vivax malaria requires 8-aminoquinolines, which are contraindicated in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency due to the risk of acute haemolytic anaemia. Several point-of-care devices have been developed to detect G6PD deficiency. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the performance of two of these devices against G6PD genotypes...
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