Appropriateness of malaria diagnosis and treatment for fever episodes according to patient history and anti-malarial blood measurement: a cross-sectional survey from Tanzania

Appropriateness of malaria diagnosis and treatment for fever episodes according to patient history and anti-malarial blood measurement: a cross-sectional survey from Tanzania

Abstract Background Monitoring the impact of case management strategies at large scale is essential to evaluate the public health benefit they confer. The use of methodologies relying on objective and standardized endpoints, such as drug levels in the blood, should be encouraged. Population drug use...

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Main Authors: Joanna Gallay, Dominic Mosha, Erick Lutahakana, Festo Mazuguni, Martin Zuakulu, Laurent Arthur Decosterd, Blaise Genton, Emilie Pothin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Fever case management
Malaria diagnosis
RDT
Malaria treatment
Lumefantrine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2357-7

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