Primaquine or other 8-aminoquinoline for reducing Plasmodium falciparum transmission

Review of the effects of adding a single dose (or short course) of primaquine to malaria treatment with the aim of reducing transmission

From:
Department for International Development
Published
19 February 2015
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Health
Authors:
Graves, P.M., Gelband, H, Garner, P

Abstract

The authors conducted a review of the effects of adding a single dose (or short course) of primaquine to malaria treatment with the aim of reducing the transmission of malaria. Their study includes17 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and one quasi-RCT.

This research is supported by the Department for International Development’s Evidence Building and Synthesis Research Programme which is led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Citation

Patricia M Graves, Hellen Gelband and Paul Garner. Primaquine or other 8-aminoquinoline for reducing Plasmodium falciparum transmission. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015 February 19; (2): 1–115. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008152.pub4

Primaquine or other 8-aminoquinoline for reducing Plasmodium falciparum transmission

Published 19 February 2015
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