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Table 2 Blood results before, during, and after primaquine radical cure at 5 months postpartum

From: Vivax malaria in pregnancy and lactation: a long way to health equity

 

Day 1 (before PMQ)

Day 4

Day 7

Day 10–12

11 weeks

7 months

HCT (35.4–44.4%)

41%

27.4%

30%

37%

36.1%

Reticulocytes (per 1000 RBC)

3

40

RBC (4.00–5.20 × 106/μL)

3.14

Hb (12.0–15.8 g/dL)

8.9

11.9

G6PD FST

Normal

G6PD activity* (IU/gHb) [% population median]

7.7 [103%]

4.62 [62%]

Infant HCT

36%

38%

33%

33%

36%

Infant G6PD FST

Normal

 

  1. * Activity measured by spectrophotometry