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Examining appropriate diagnosis and treatment of malaria: availability and use of rapid diagnostic tests and artemisinin-based combination therapy in public and private health facilities in south east Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) have been widely advocated by government and the international community as cost-effective tools for diagnosis and treatment of malaria. ACTs are now the first line treatment drug for malaria in Nigeria and RDT...

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Autores principales:	Uzochukwu, Benjamin SC, Chiegboka, Lausdeus O, Enwereuzo, Chibuike, Nwosu , Usonwanne, Okorafor, David, Onwujekwe, Obinna E, Uguru, Nkoli P, Sibeudu, Florence T, Ezeoke, Ogochukwu P
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2010
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2931470/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20712876 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-486

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