Over-diagnosis of malaria by microscopy in the Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania: an evaluation of the utility and cost-effectiveness of rapid diagnostic tests

BACKGROUND: Early and accurate diagnosis of febrile patients is essential to treat uncomplicated malaria cases properly, prevent severe malaria, and avert unnecessary anti-malarial treatments. Improper use of anti-malarials increases the risk of adverse drug reaction and the evolution of drug/parasi...

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Autores principales: Harchut, Kelly, Standley, Claire, Dobson, Andrew, Klaassen, Belia, Rambaud-Althaus, Clotilde, Althaus, Fabrice, Nowak, Katarzyna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3689637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23663437
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-159

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3689637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23663437
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-159

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