Pre-referral Rectal Artesunate Treatment by Community-Based Treatment Providers in Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Tanzania, and Uganda (Study 18): A Cluster-Randomized Trial

Background. If malaria patients who cannot be treated orally are several hours from facilities for injections, rectal artesunate prior to hospital referral can prevent death and disability. The goal is to reduce death from malaria by having rectal artesunate treatment available and used. How best to...

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Autores principales: Warsame, Marian, Gyapong, Margaret, Mpeka, Betty, Rodrigues, Amabelia, Singlovic, Jan, Babiker, Abdel, Mworozi, Edison, Agyepong, Irene, Ansah, Evelyn, Azairwe, Robert, Biai, Sidu, Binka, Fred, Folb, Peter, Gyapong, John, Kimbute, Omari, Machinda, Zena, Kitua, Andrew, Lutalo, Tom, Majaha, Melkzedik, Mamadu, Jao, Mrango, Zakayo, Petzold, Max, Rujumba, Joseph, Ribeiro, Isabela, Gomes, Melba
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
Materias:
Malaria in Highly Endemic Areas: Improving Control through Diagnosis, Artemisinin Combination Therapy, and Rectal Artesunate Treatment
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5146703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27941110
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw631

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