Published in Am J Trop Med Hyg on December 01, 2007
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Time to move from presumptive malaria treatment to laboratory-confirmed diagnosis and treatment in African children with fever. PLoS Med (2009) 4.49
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Major reduction in anti-malarial drug consumption in Senegal after nation-wide introduction of malaria rapid diagnostic tests. PLoS One (2011) 3.09
Use of RDTs to improve malaria diagnosis and fever case management at primary health care facilities in Uganda. Malar J (2010) 2.86
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Comparative field performance and adherence to test results of four malaria rapid diagnostic tests among febrile patients more than five years of age in Blantyre, Malawi. Malar J (2010) 2.02
Reductions in artemisinin-based combination therapy consumption after the nationwide scale up of routine malaria rapid diagnostic testing in Zambia. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2012) 1.99
Improved malaria case management through the implementation of a health facility-based sentinel site surveillance system in Uganda. PLoS One (2011) 1.94
An interactive model for the assessment of the economic costs and benefits of different rapid diagnostic tests for malaria. Malar J (2008) 1.90
Cost-effectiveness of malaria microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests versus presumptive diagnosis: implications for malaria control in Uganda. Malar J (2011) 1.70
Treatment guided by rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in Tanzanian children: safety and alternative bacterial diagnoses. Malar J (2011) 1.60
Overuse of artemisinin-combination therapy in Mto wa Mbu (river of mosquitoes), an area misinterpreted as high endemic for malaria. Malar J (2008) 1.51
Malaria diagnostic testing and treatment practices in three different Plasmodium falciparum transmission settings in Tanzania: before and after a government policy change. Malar J (2011) 1.50
Cost implications of improving malaria diagnosis: findings from north-eastern Tanzania. PLoS One (2010) 1.46
Cost savings with rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in low-transmission areas: evidence from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2010) 1.46
Retail sector distribution chains for malaria treatment in the developing world: a review of the literature. Malar J (2010) 1.35
Use of HRP-2-based rapid diagnostic test for Plasmodium falciparum malaria: assessing accuracy and cost-effectiveness in the villages of Dielmo and Ndiop, Senegal. Malar J (2010) 1.31
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Accuracy of rapid tests for malaria and treatment outcomes for malaria and non-malaria cases among under-five children in rural Ghana. PLoS One (2012) 1.28
Cost effectiveness of OptiMal® rapid diagnostic test for malaria in remote areas of the Amazon Region, Brazil. Malar J (2010) 1.25
Reduced paediatric hospitalizations for malaria and febrile illness patterns following implementation of community-based malaria control programme in rural Rwanda. Malar J (2008) 1.24
Cost-effectiveness analysis of introducing RDTs for malaria diagnosis as compared to microscopy and presumptive diagnosis in central and peripheral public health facilities in Ghana. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2013) 1.19
Performance of two rapid diagnostic tests for malaria diagnosis at the China-Myanmar border area. Malar J (2013) 1.13
Emerging nucleic acid-based tests for point-of-care detection of malaria. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2012) 1.09
Exploring provider and community responses to the new malaria diagnostic and treatment regime in Solomon Islands. Malar J (2011) 1.07
Cost-effectiveness of three malaria treatment strategies in rural Tigray, Ethiopia where both Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax co-dominate. Cost Eff Resour Alloc (2011) 0.98
Confirmed malaria cases among children under five with fever and history of fever in rural western Tanzania. BMC Res Notes (2011) 0.97
Cost-effectiveness of diagnostic for malaria in Extra-Amazon Region, Brazil. Malar J (2012) 0.96
Diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness of alternative methods for detection of soil-transmitted helminths in a post-treatment setting in western Kenya. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2014) 0.94
The benefits or otherwise of managing malaria cases with or without laboratory diagnosis: the experience in a district hospital in Ghana. PLoS One (2013) 0.94
An economic evaluation of home management of malaria in Uganda: an interactive Markov model. PLoS One (2010) 0.93
Antibiotic use and emerging resistance: how can resource-limited countries turn the tide? Glob Heart (2014) 0.91
Incorporating Demand and Supply Constraints into Economic Evaluations in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries. Health Econ (2016) 0.87
Parasite-based malaria diagnosis: are health systems in Uganda equipped enough to implement the policy? BMC Public Health (2012) 0.84
Accuracy of an Immunochromatographic Diagnostic Test (ICT Malaria Combo Cassette Test) Compared to Microscopy among under Five-Year-Old Children when Diagnosing Malaria in Equatorial Guinea. Malar Res Treat (2010) 0.83
Field evaluation of the 22 rapid diagnostic tests for community management of malaria with artemisinin combination therapy in Cameroon. Malar J (2016) 0.81
Climate influences on the cost-effectiveness of vector-based interventions against malaria in elimination scenarios. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2015) 0.81
Effect of Test-Based versus Presumptive Treatment of Malaria in Under-Five Children in Rural Ghana - A Cluster-Randomised Trial. PLoS One (2016) 0.81
Compliance With Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Testing by Community Health Workers in 3 Malaria-Endemic Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa: An Observational Study. Clin Infect Dis (2016) 0.80
Performance Requirements to Achieve Cost-Effectiveness of Point-of-Care Tests for Sepsis Among Patients with Febrile Illness in Low-Resource Settings. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2015) 0.77
Geographic Resource Allocation Based on Cost Effectiveness: An Application to Malaria Policy. Appl Health Econ Health Policy (2017) 0.77
Status of the use and compliance with malaria rapid diagnostic tests in formal private health facilities in Nigeria. Malar J (2016) 0.75
Factors affecting adherence to national malaria treatment guidelines in management of malaria among public healthcare workers in Kamuli District, Uganda. Malar J (2016) 0.75
Impact of Improving Community-Based Access to Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment on Household Costs. Clin Infect Dis (2016) 0.75
Overcoming health-systems constraints to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Lancet (2004) 15.43
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Rapid diagnostic tests compared with malaria microscopy for guiding outpatient treatment of febrile illness in Tanzania: randomised trial. BMJ (2007) 10.03
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Maternal health in poor countries: the broader context and a call for action. Lancet (2006) 4.72
Corticosteroids for bacterial meningitis in adults in sub-Saharan Africa. N Engl J Med (2007) 4.56
Medicine sellers and malaria treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: what do they do and how can their practice be improved? Am J Trop Med Hyg (2007) 4.51
Cost-effectiveness of malaria diagnostic methods in sub-Saharan Africa in an era of combination therapy. Bull World Health Organ (2008) 4.46
Manslaughter by fake artesunate in Asia--will Africa be next? PLoS Med (2006) 4.46
Access to artemisinin combination therapy for malaria in remote areas of Cambodia. Malar J (2008) 4.33
Imported malaria and high risk groups: observational study using UK surveillance data 1987-2006. BMJ (2008) 4.32
Health financing to promote access in low income settings-how much do we know? Lancet (2004) 4.31
Genome-wide and fine-resolution association analysis of malaria in West Africa. Nat Genet (2009) 4.30
The Millennium Development Goals: a cross-sectoral analysis and principles for goal setting after 2015 Lancet and London International Development Centre Commission. Lancet (2010) 4.24
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Altitude-dependent and -independent variations in Plasmodium falciparum prevalence in northeastern Tanzania. J Infect Dis (2005) 3.75
Improving the health of the global poor. Science (2002) 3.69
Mobilising financial resources for maternal health. Lancet (2006) 3.53
Assessing capacity for health policy and systems research in low and middle income countries* Health Res Policy Syst (2003) 3.29
Retail supply of malaria-related drugs in rural Tanzania: risks and opportunities. Trop Med Int Health (2004) 3.22
Home management of malaria with artemether-lumefantrine compared with standard care in urban Ugandan children: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet (2009) 3.21
Health-financing reforms in southeast Asia: challenges in achieving universal coverage. Lancet (2011) 3.14
Financing of health systems to achieve the health Millennium Development Goals in low-income countries. Lancet (2010) 3.10
Countdown to 2015: assessment of donor assistance to maternal, newborn, and child health between 2003 and 2006. Lancet (2008) 2.83
Is private health care the answer to the health problems of the world's poor? PLoS Med (2008) 2.82
Modelling the impact of artemisinin combination therapy and long-acting treatments on malaria transmission intensity. PLoS Med (2008) 2.78
Impact of rapid screening tests on acquisition of meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: cluster randomised crossover trial. BMJ (2008) 2.70
Abandoning presumptive antimalarial treatment for febrile children aged less than five years--a case of running before we can walk? PLoS Med (2009) 2.46
The economic impact of malaria in Africa: a critical review of the evidence. Health Policy (2003) 2.42
Guidelines for field surveys of the quality of medicines: a proposal. PLoS Med (2009) 2.36
Drug shop regulation and malaria treatment in Tanzania--why do shops break the rules, and does it matter? Health Policy Plan (2007) 2.35
Countdown to 2015: assessment of official development assistance to maternal, newborn, and child health, 2003-08. Lancet (2010) 2.33
What can global health institutions do to help strengthen health systems in low income countries? Health Res Policy Syst (2010) 2.31
Scaling-up and sustaining insecticide-treated net coverage. Lancet Infect Dis (2003) 2.27
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Cost-effectiveness of social marketing of insecticide-treated nets for malaria control in the United Republic of Tanzania. Bull World Health Organ (2003) 2.26
Knowledge of malaria influences the use of insecticide treated nets but not intermittent presumptive treatment by pregnant women in Tanzania. Malar J (2004) 2.25
Likely health outcomes for untreated acute febrile illness in the tropics in decision and economic models; a Delphi survey. PLoS One (2011) 2.24
Do malaria control interventions reach the poor? A view through the equity lens. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2004) 2.23
Malaria overdiagnosis: is patient pressure the problem? Health Policy Plan (2008) 2.23
Dual job holding by public sector health professionals in highly resource-constrained settings: problem or solution? Bull World Health Organ (2005) 2.22
Age patterns of severe paediatric malaria and their relationship to Plasmodium falciparum transmission intensity. Malar J (2009) 2.19
Invasive bacterial and fungal infections among hospitalized HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected adults and adolescents in northern Tanzania. Clin Infect Dis (2011) 2.18
Caesarean section in Malawi: prospective study of early maternal and perinatal mortality. BMJ (2003) 2.18
Cost-effectiveness study of three antimalarial drug combinations in Tanzania. PLoS Med (2006) 2.18
How can malaria rapid diagnostic tests achieve their potential? A qualitative study of a trial at health facilities in Ghana. Malar J (2010) 2.16
In Tanzania, hemolysis after a single dose of primaquine coadministered with an artemisinin is not restricted to glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient (G6PD A-) individuals. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2010) 2.15
Motivation, money and respect: a mixed-method study of Tanzanian non-physician clinicians. Soc Sci Med (2009) 2.11
Countdown to 2015: tracking donor assistance to maternal, newborn, and child health. Lancet (2006) 2.08
Effect of removing direct payment for health care on utilisation and health outcomes in Ghanaian children: a randomised controlled trial. PLoS Med (2009) 2.05
The debate over combination drug policy for malaria: it may not just be the patients' temperatures which need to be brought down. Trop Doct (2004) 2.02
WHO guidelines on fluid resuscitation in children: missing the FEAST data. BMJ (2014) 2.00
From Mexico to Mali: progress in health policy and systems research. Lancet (2008) 1.99
The importance of context in malaria diagnosis and treatment decisions - a quantitative analysis of observed clinical encounters in Tanzania. Trop Med Int Health (2008) 1.99
Reproductive health priorities: evidence from a resource tracking analysis of official development assistance in 2009 and 2010. Lancet (2013) 1.95
Affordability, availability and acceptability barriers to health care for the chronically ill: longitudinal case studies from South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res (2009) 1.95
Overdiagnosis and mistreatment of malaria among febrile patients at primary healthcare level in Afghanistan: observational study. BMJ (2012) 1.94
Out with the old, in with the new: the utility of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria diagnosis in Africa. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2008) 1.93
An interactive model for the assessment of the economic costs and benefits of different rapid diagnostic tests for malaria. Malar J (2008) 1.90
Scaling up priority health interventions in Tanzania: the human resources challenge. Health Policy Plan (2007) 1.86
Countdown to 2015: changes in official development assistance to maternal, newborn, and child health in 2009-10, and assessment of progress since 2003. Lancet (2012) 1.86
Timing of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy and the implications of current policy on early uptake in north-east Tanzania. Malar J (2008) 1.85
Diagnosing severe falciparum malaria in parasitaemic African children: a prospective evaluation of plasma PfHRP2 measurement. PLoS Med (2012) 1.82
DEET mosquito repellent provides personal protection against malaria: a household randomized trial in an Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan. Trop Med Int Health (2004) 1.82
Invasive salmonellosis among children admitted to a rural Tanzanian hospital and a comparison with previous studies. PLoS One (2010) 1.81
Pneumococcal disease in HIV-infected Malawian adults: acute mortality and long-term survival. AIDS (2002) 1.79
Infectious disease: tough choices to reduce Ebola transmission. Nature (2014) 1.77
Equity and coverage of insecticide-treated bed nets in an area of intense transmission of Plasmodium falciparum in Tanzania. Malar J (2009) 1.74
Eosinophilia in returning travellers and migrants from the tropics: UK recommendations for investigation and initial management. J Infect (2010) 1.73
Health policy and systems research: defining the terrain; identifying the methods. Health Policy Plan (2011) 1.72
Intervention complexity--a conceptual framework to inform priority-setting in health. Bull World Health Organ (2005) 1.72
Cost-effectiveness of strategies to improve the utilization and provision of maternal and newborn health care in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2014) 1.70
Scale-up of services and research priorities for diagnosis, management, and control of tuberculosis: a call to action. Lancet (2010) 1.69
Assessment of urinary concentrations of hepcidin provides novel insight into disturbances in iron homeostasis during malarial infection. J Infect Dis (2009) 1.63
Association of sub-microscopic malaria parasite carriage with transmission intensity in north-eastern Tanzania. Malar J (2011) 1.63
Learning from Thailand's health reforms. BMJ (2004) 1.61
Treatment guided by rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in Tanzanian children: safety and alternative bacterial diagnoses. Malar J (2011) 1.60