| Literature DB >> 22252800 |
Inoni Betuela1, Quique Bassat, Benson Kiniboro, Leanne J Robinson, Anna Rosanas-Urgell, Danielle Stanisic, Peter M Siba, Pedro L Alonso, Ivo Mueller.
Abstract
Primaquine is currently the only drug available for radical cure of Plasmodium vivax and P. ovale liver infection stages, but limited safety data exist for children <10 years of age. Detailed daily assessments of side effects in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)-normal children treated with 14 days of primaquine plus chloroquine (3 days; n = 252) or artesunate (7 days; n = 141) (0.5 mg/kg of body weight) showed that both treatments are well tolerated, do not lead to reductions in hemoglobin levels, and can thus safely be used in children 1 to 10 years of age.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22252800 PMCID: PMC3318393 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.05566-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191