Improved Diagnostic Testing and Malaria Treatment Practices in Zambia
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- 23 May 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 297 (20) , 2227-2231
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.297.20.2227
Abstract
Malaria is characterized by gross overdiagnosis and overtreatment; 32% to 96% of febrile patients have an antimalarial prescribed without evidence of peripheral Plasmodium falciparum infection, depending on the background level of malaria transmission.1-4 The recent introduction of efficacious but expensive artemisinin-based combination therapy for malaria throughout Africa has led to renewed interest in improving the accuracy of diagnosis.1,5,6Keywords
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