Treatment of malaria restricted to laboratory-confirmed cases: a prospective cohort study in Ugandan children

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Presumptive treatment of malaria in febrile children is widely advocated in Africa. This may occur in the absence of diagnostic testing or even when diagnostic testing is performed but fails to detect malaria parasites. Such over-tre...

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Main Authors: Staedke Sarah, Nzarubara Bridget, Clark Tamara D, Njama-Meya Denise, Kamya Moses R, Dorsey Grant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-01-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/6/1/7