Introdução: A malária continua sendo um grave problema de saúde pública mundial, dado os elevados índices anuais de morbimortalidade. O tratamento baseia-se no uso de medicamentos, entretanto, a resistência dos parasitos aos medicamentos disponíveis tem se torna...
ABSTRACT Chloroquine (CQ) and its analog hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were recently included in several clinical trials as potential prophylactic and therapeutic options for SARS-COV-2 infection/covid-19. However, drug effectiveness in preventing, treating, or slowing the progression of the disease is still ...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Primaquine (PQ) diphosphate is an 8-aminoquinoline antimalarial drug with unique therapeutic properties. It is the only drug that prevents relapses of Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium ovale infections. In this study, a fast, sensitive, cost-effective, and robust method for the extr...
