Revisiting the circulation time of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes: molecular detection methods to estimate the duration of gametocyte carriage and the effect of gametocytocidal drugs.

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Published in Malar J on May 24, 2010

Authors

Teun Bousema1, Lucy Okell, Seif Shekalaghe, Jamie T Griffin, Sabah Omar, Patrick Sawa, Colin Sutherland, Robert Sauerwein, Azra C Ghani, Chris Drakeley

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Infectious & Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK. teun.bousema@lshtm.ac.uk

Associated clinical trials:

Evaluation of the Gametocytocidal Efficacy and Safety of Primaquine in Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria in Uganda | NCT01365598

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