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Primaquine or tafenoquine for preventing malaria in people travelling to or living in endemic areas

Authors :
Sumadhya Deepika Fernando
Chaturaka Rodrigo
Senaka Rajapakse
Source :
The Cochrane Library
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Wiley, 2019.

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: 1. To assess the effectiveness of primaquine and tafenoquine for primary prophylaxis againstPlasmodium vivax andPlasmodium falciparum infections. 2. To assess the effectiveness of tafenoquine for terminal prophylaxis of vivax malaria. 3. To compare the safety profile and compliance rates of tafenoquine and primaquine when used for primary (P. vivax and P. falciparum infections) and terminal (P. vivax infections) prophylaxis.

Details

ISSN :
14651858
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....5d14d6e872123278fccc740b00e61fbd