Genotypes and phenotypes of G6PD deficiency among Indonesian females across diagnostic thresholds of G6PD activity guiding safe primaquine therapy of latent malaria.

• Main Authors: Ari Winasti Satyagraha (Author), Arkasha Sadhewa (Author), Lydia Visita Panggalo (Author), Decy Subekti (Author), Iqbal Elyazar (Author), Saraswati Soebianto (Author), Nunung Mahpud (Author), Alida Rosita Harahap (Author), J Kevin Baird (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Plasmodium vivax occurs as a latent infection of liver and a patent infection of red blood cells. Radical cure requires both blood schizontocidal and hypnozoitocidal chemotherapies. The hypnozoitocidal therapies available are primaquine and tafenoquine, 8-aminoquinolin...