Open AccessAdequate Primaquine for Vivax Malaria
Author(s) -
Scott Kitchener,
Peter Nasveld,
Sonya M. Bennett,
Joseph Torresi
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of travel medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1708-8305
pISSN - 1195-1982
DOI - 10.2310/7060.2005.12306
Subject(s) - primaquine , malaria , plasmodium vivax , medicine , vivax malaria , regimen , immunology , chloroquine , plasmodium falciparum
Treatment of vivax malaria with primaquine prevents the relapse of infection from residual liver stages of the parasite. Inadequate dosage is related to a higher relapse risk.
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