Assessment of CareStart G6PD rapid diagnostic test and CareStart G6PD biosensor in Mauritania

• Main Authors: Oum Kelthoum Mamadou Djigo (Author), Yacoub Ould Khalef (Author), Mohamed Salem Ould Ahmedou Salem (Author), Nicolas Gomez (Author), Leonardo Basco (Author), Sébastien Briolant (Author), Ali Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The elimination of Plasmodium vivax malaria requires 8-aminoquinolines, which are contraindicated in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency due to the risk of acute haemolytic anaemia. Several point-of-care devices have been developed to detect G6PD def...