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Short-course, high-dose primaquine regimens for the treatment of liver-stage vivax malaria in children

To assess the pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of two high-dose, short-course primaquine (PQ) regimens compared with standard care in children with Plasmodium vivax infections.

Citation:
Moore BR, Salman S, Tobe R, Benjamin J, ……. Manning L, Mueller I, Davis TME. Short-course, high-dose primaquine regimens for the treatment of liver-stage vivax malaria in children. Int J Infect Dis. 2023;134:114-22.

Keywords:
Children; Pharmacokinetics; Primaquine; Safety; Short-course regimen; Vivax malaria

Abstract:
To assess the pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of two high-dose, short-course primaquine (PQ) regimens compared with standard care in children with Plasmodium vivax infections.