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Relapse of imported Plasmodium vivax malaria is related to primaquine dose: a retrospective study

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Title
Relapse of imported Plasmodium vivax malaria is related to primaquine dose: a retrospective study
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Malaria Journal, June 2012
DOI 10.1186/1475-2875-11-214
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Nicola Townell, David Looke, David McDougall, James S McCarthy

Abstract

Relapsing Plasmodium vivax infection results in significant morbidity for the individual and is a key factor in transmission. Primaquine remains the only licensed drug for prevention of relapse. To minimize relapse rates, treatment guidelines have recently been revised to recommend an increased primaquine dose, aiming to achieve a cumulative dose of ≥6 mg/kg, i.e. ≥420 mg in a 70 kg patient. The aims of this study were to characterize the epidemiology of P. vivax infection imported into Queensland Australia, to determine the rates of relapse, to investigate the use of primaquine therapy, and its efficacy in the prevention of relapse.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Germany 1 2%
Indonesia 1 2%
Brazil 1 2%
India 1 2%
United Kingdom 1 2%
Unknown 36 88%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 29%
Student > Master 9 22%
Researcher 6 15%
Other 4 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 7%
Other 3 7%
Unknown 4 10%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 34%
Medicine and Dentistry 10 24%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 5%
Social Sciences 2 5%
Other 5 12%
Unknown 6 15%
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#18,331,227
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#5,018
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#126,339
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#59
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