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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...
Autores principales: | Ndyomugyenyi, Richard, Magnussen, Pascal, Lal, Sham, Hansen, Kristian, Clarke, Siân E. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2016
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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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