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Community Health Workers Use Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) Safely and Accurately: Results of a Longitudinal Study in Zambia

Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) could radically improve febrile illness management in remote and low-resource populations. However, reliance upon community health workers (CHWs) remains controversial because of concerns about blood safety and appropriate use of artemisinin combination therapy....

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Autores principales:	Counihan, Helen, Harvey, Steven A., Sekeseke-Chinyama, Masela, Hamainza, Busiku, Banda, Rose, Malambo, Thindo, Masaninga, Freddie, Bell, David
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2012
Materias:	Articles
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3391058/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22764292 http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0800

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