Journal article
The Impact of Introducing Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests on Fever Case Management: A Synthesis of Ten Studies from the ACT Consortium
Abstract
Since 2010, the World Health Organization has been recommending that all suspected cases of malaria be confirmed with parasite-based diagnosis before treatment. These guidelines represent a paradigm shift away from presumptive antimalarial treatment of fever. Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) are central to implementing this policy, intended to target artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACT) to patients with confirmed malaria and to …
Authors
Bruxvoort KJ; Leurent B; Chandler CIR; Ansah EK; Baiden F; Björkman A; Burchett HED; Clarke SE; Cundill B; DiLiberto DD
Journal
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 97, No. 4, pp. 1170–1179
Publisher
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Publication Date
October 2017
DOI
10.4269/ajtmh.16-0955
ISSN
0002-9637