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Malaria diagnostic and treatment practices for febrile children under 5 years at two general hospitals in Karamoja, a high transmission setting in Uganda

BACKGROUND: Malaria is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 years of age in Uganda. Although Karamoja sub-region has the highest prevalence of malaria, and one of the highest case fatality rates in children under 5 years, information on malaria case management...

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Autores principales:	Zalwango, Jane Frances, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I., Kitutu, Freddy Eric, Akunzirwe, Rebecca, Buhuguru, Remmy, Rokani, Joan Bayowa, Ssendikwanawa, Emmanuel, Kiguli, Sarah, Arinaitwe, Emmanuel, Kalyango, Joan N.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2022
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9635090/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36329454 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04329-w

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