Appropriate targeting of artemisinin‐based combination therapy by community health workers using malaria rapid diagnostic tests: findings from randomized trials in two contrasting areas of high and low malaria transmission in south‐western Uganda

OBJECTIVE: To compare the impact of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs), used by community health workers (CHWs), on the proportion of children <5 years of age receiving appropriately targeted treatment with artemisinin‐based combination therapy (ACT), vs. presumptive treatment. METHODS: Clust...

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Autores principales: Ndyomugyenyi, Richard, Magnussen, Pascal, Lal, Sham, Hansen, Kristian, Clarke, Siân E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Original Research Papers
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5031222/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27383558
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12748

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5031222/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27383558
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12748

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