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Malaria diagnostic testing and treatment practices in three different Plasmodium falciparum transmission settings in Tanzania: before and after a government policy change

BACKGROUND: Patterns of decreasing malaria transmission intensity make presumptive treatment of malaria an unjustifiable approach in many African settings. The controlled use of anti-malarials after laboratory confirmed diagnosis is preferable in low endemic areas. Diagnosis may be facilitated by ma...

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Autores principales: Bastiaens, Guido JH, Schaftenaar, Erik, Ndaro, Arnold, Keuter, Monique, Bousema, Teun, Shekalaghe, Seif A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3080800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21457570
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-76