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Malaria and Chikungunya Detected Using Molecular Diagnostics Among Febrile Kenyan Children

BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, malaria is frequently overdiagnosed as the cause of an undifferentiated febrile illness, whereas arboviral illnesses are presumed to be underdiagnosed. METHODS: Sera from 385 febrile Kenyan children, who presented to 1 of 4 clinical sites, were tested using microsc...

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Autores principales: Waggoner, Jesse, Brichard, Julie, Mutuku, Francis, Ndenga, Bryson, Heath, Claire Jane, Mohamed-Hadley, Alisha, Sahoo, Malaya K., Vulule, John, Lefterova, Martina, Banaei, Niaz, Mukoko, Dunstan, Pinsky, Benjamin A., LaBeaud, A. Desiree
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5505337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28702473
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx110