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Assessment of point-of-care diagnostics for G6PD deficiency in malaria endemic rural eastern Indonesia [1]

Patients infected by Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium ovale suffer repeated clinical attacks without primaquine therapy against latent stages in liver. Primaquine causes seriously threatening acute hemolytic anemia in patients having inherited glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. Access to safe primaquine therapy hinges upon the ability to confirm G6PD normal status. CareStart G6PD, a qualitative G6PD rapid diagnostic test (G6PD RDT) intended for use at point-of-care in impoverished rural settings where most malaria patients live, was evaluated.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
19/02/2016
Ari W. Satyagraha [3], Arkasha Sadhewa [4], Rosalie Elvira & et al [5]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases [6]
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Tags:
Malaria [7], Vector Borne Diseases [8], Diagnostic Methods [9], Indonesia [10], Health Care [11]
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-neglected-tropical-diseases
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-borne-diseases
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