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Are rapid diagnostic tests more accurate in diagnosis of plasmodium falciparum malaria compared to microscopy at rural health centres?
BACKGROUND: Prompt, accurate diagnosis and treatment with artemisinin combination therapy remains vital to current malaria control. Blood film microscopy the current standard test for diagnosis of malaria has several limitations that necessitate field evaluation of alternative diagnostic methods esp...
Autores principales: | Batwala, Vincent, Magnussen, Pascal, Nuwaha, Fred |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3002380/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21126328 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-9-349 |
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