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Accuracy of Rapid Tests for Malaria and Treatment Outcomes for Malaria and Non-Malaria Cases among Under-Five Children in Rural Ghana

BACKGROUND: WHO now recommends test-based management of malaria across all transmission settings. The accuracy of rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and the outcome of treatment based on the result of tests will influence acceptability of and adherence to the new guidelines. METHOD: We conducted a study at...

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Autores principales:	Baiden, Frank, Webster, Jayne, Tivura, Mathilda, Delimini, Rupert, Berko, Yvonne, Amenga-Etego, Seeba, Agyeman-Budu, Akua, Karikari, Akosua B., Bruce, Jane, Owusu-Agyei, Seth, Chandramohan, Daniel
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2012
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325982/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22514617 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034073

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