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Rapid testing for malaria in settings where microscopy is available and peripheral clinics where only presumptive treatment is available: a randomised controlled trial in Ghana

Objective To test in West Africa the impact of rapid diagnostic tests on the prescription of antimalarials and antibiotics both where microscopy is used for the diagnosis of malaria and in clinical (peripheral) settings that rely on clinical diagnosis. Design Randomised, controlled, open label clini...

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Autores principales:	Ansah, Evelyn K, Narh-Bana, Solomon, Epokor, Michael, Akanpigbiam, Samson, Quartey, Alberta Amu, Gyapong, John, Whitty, Christopher J M
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. 2010
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2833239/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20207689 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c930

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