title: Repeated Plasmodium vivax malaria relapses in a Peruvian sailor.
abstract: Two Plasmodium vivax recurrences in a Peruvian sailor with weight above the 60 kg (cap for primaquine dosage) highlight the importance of adequate radical cure weight dosage for patient treatment and control efforts, particularly within the military.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. mcfarlaa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Adam P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: McFarland
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 (NAMRU-6), Av. Venezuela Cdra. 36 S/N. Bellavista, Callao, 03, Peru. chiroque@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Juan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.affiliation: Centro Medico Naval "Cirujano Mayor Santiago Tavara", Peruvian Navy, Callao, Peru. amercadonoriega@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mercado
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 (NAMRU-6), Av. Venezuela Cdra. 36 S/N. Bellavista, Callao, 03, Peru. julio.ventocilla@med.navy.mil.
authors.forename: Julio A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ventocilla
authors.affiliation: Centro Medico Naval "Cirujano Mayor Santiago Tavara", Peruvian Navy, Callao, Peru. sofiacavalcanti0484@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cavalcanti
authors.affiliation: Centro Medico Naval "Cirujano Mayor Santiago Tavara", Peruvian Navy, Callao, Peru. sgonzalez1907@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 (NAMRU-6), Av. Venezuela Cdra. 36 S/N. Bellavista, Callao, 03, Peru. andres.lescano.g@upch.pe.|School of Public Health and Management, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH), Lima, Peru. andres.lescano.g@upch.pe.
authors.forename: Andres G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Lescano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001835:Body Weight; D005838:Genotype; D060005:Genotyping Techniques; D006801:Humans; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D008889:Military Personnel; D010568:Peru; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011319:Primaquine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D011319:Primaquine