Malaria Rapid Testing by Community Health Workers Is Effective and Safe for Targeting Malaria Treatment: Randomised Cross-Over Trial in Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis and prompt, effective treatment of uncomplicated malaria is critical to prevent severe disease, death and malaria transmission. We assessed the impact of rapid malaria diagnostic tests (RDTs) by community health workers (CHWs) on provision of artemisinin-based combination...

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Autores principales: Mubi, Marycelina, Janson, Annika, Warsame, Marian, Mårtensson, Andreas, Källander, Karin, Petzold, Max G., Ngasala, Billy, Maganga, Gloria, Gustafsson, Lars L., Massele, Amos, Tomson, Göran, Premji, Zul, Björkman, Anders
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3130036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21750697
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019753

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3130036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21750697
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019753

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