NYMC Faculty Publications
Failure of an Approximately Six Week Course of Tafenoquine to Completely Eradicate Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient
Author Type(s)
Faculty
DOI
10.3390/pathogens11091051
Journal Title
Pathogens
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-15-2022
Department
Medicine
Abstract
Although tafenoquine was highly effective for eliminating microscopically detectable parasitemia in mouse models of infection, all of the mice which were assessed developed a relapse of infection, except for those which had been treated concomitantly with artesunate. We report an immunocompromised patient with a similar relapse of parasitemia despite a 46-day course of tafenoquine treatment. More data on whether a longer duration of tafenoquine treatment or using a higher maintenance dose, versus adding a second drug to the regimen, will prevent relapse when tafenoquine is used to treat a highly immunocompromised patient with babesiosis should be investigated.
Recommended Citation
Prasad, P. J., & Wormser, G. P. (2022). Failure of an Approximately Six Week Course of Tafenoquine to Completely Eradicate Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient. Pathogens, 11 (9). https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11091051