Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Status and Risk of Hemolysis in Plasmodium falciparum-Infected African Children Receiving Single-Dose Primaquine
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) enzyme function and genotype were determined in Ugandan children with uncomplicated falciparum malaria enrolled in a primaquine trial after exclusion of severe G6PD deficiency by fluorescent spot test. G6PD A- heterozygotes and hemizygotes/homozygotes experienced dose-dependent lower hemoglobin concentrations after treatment. No severe anemia was observed.
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