Should Malaria Treatment Be Guided by a Point of Care Rapid Test? A Threshold Approach to Malaria Management in Rural Burkina Faso

BACKGROUND: In Burkina Faso, rapid diagnostic tests for malaria have been made recently available. Previously, malaria was managed clinically. This study aims at assessing which is the best management option of a febrile patient in a hyperendemic setting. Three alternatives are: treating presumptive...

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Autores principales: Bisoffi, Zeno, Tinto, Halidou, Sirima, Bienvenu Sodiomon, Gobbi, Federico, Angheben, Andrea, Buonfrate, Dora, Van den Ende, Jef
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3589446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23472129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058019

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3589446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23472129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058019

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