Cost implications of improving malaria diagnosis: findings from north-eastern Tanzania.

BACKGROUND: Over diagnosis of malaria contributes to improper treatment, wastage of drugs and resistance to the few available drugs. This paper attempts to estimate the rates of over diagnosis of malaria among children attending dispensaries in rural Tanzania and examines the potential cost implicat...

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Main Authors: Jacklin F Mosha, Lesong Conteh, Fabrizio Tediosi, Samwel Gesase, Jane Bruce, Daniel Chandramohan, Roly Gosling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2806838?pdf=render