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Challenges in diagnosing paediatric malaria in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Malaria is a major cause of paediatric morbidity and mortality. As no clinical features clearly differentiate malaria from other febrile illnesses, and malaria diagnosis is challenged by often lacking laboratory equipment and expertise, overdiagnosis and overtreatment is common. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Strøm, Gro EA, Haanshuus, Christel G, Fataki, Maulidi, Langeland, Nina, Blomberg, Bjørn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3703277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23822515
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-228