Introducing malaria rapid diagnostic tests in private medicine retail outlets: A systematic literature review.

<h4>Background</h4>Many patients with malaria-like symptoms seek treatment in private medicine retail outlets (PMR) that distribute malaria medicines but do not traditionally provide diagnostic services, potentially leading to overtreatment with antimalarial drugs. To achieve universal a...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Theodoor Visser, Katia Bruxvoort, Kathleen Maloney, Toby Leslie, Lawrence M Barat, Richard Allan, Evelyn K Ansah, Jennifer Anyanti, Ian Boulton, Siân E Clarke, Jessica L Cohen, Justin M Cohen, Andrea Cutherell, Caitlin Dolkart, Katie Eves, Günther Fink, Catherine Goodman, Eleanor Hutchinson, Sham Lal, Anthony Mbonye, Obinna Onwujekwe, Nora Petty, Julie Pontarollo, Stephen Poyer, David Schellenberg, Elizabeth Streat, Abigail Ward, Virginia Wiseman, Christopher J M Whitty, Shunmay Yeung, Jane Cunningham, Clare I R Chandler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173093