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Table 1 Treatment guidelines for Plasmodium vivax in study sites

From: Barriers to routine G6PD testing prior to treatment with primaquine

 

Schizontocidal treatment

Hypnozoidal treatment

G6PD test recommended before PQ treatment

Bangladesh [21]

CQ

PQ 14 days (0.25 mg/kg/day)

No

China [11]

CQ

PQ 8 days (0.75 mg/kg/day)

No

Cambodia [17]

DHA–PPQ

PQ 14 days (0.25 mg/kg/day)

Yes

Malaysia [18]

CQ

PQ 14 days (0.5 mg/kg/day)

Yes