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Implementing Radical Cure Diagnostics for Malaria: User Perspectives on G6PD Testing in Bangladesh

2020-11-09

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background:</bold> The radical cure of <italic>Plasmodium vivax</italic> requires treatment with an 8-aminoquinoline drug, such as primaquine and tafenoquine, to clear the liver of parasites which can reactivate to cause relapsing infections. Safe treatment regimens require prior screening of patients for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency to avoid potential life-...

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5a38fccf-1444-5794-ad91-dc578df17869
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-101549/v1
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