Should countries implementing an artemisinin-based combination malaria treatment policy also introduce rapid diagnostic tests?

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Published in Malar J on September 15, 2008

Authors

Charlotte M Zikusooka1, Diane McIntyre, Karen I Barnes

Author Affiliations

1: Health Economics Unit, Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory, 7925 Cape Town, South Africa. charlotte@healthnetconsult.com

Associated clinical trials:

Antimalaria Drugs Susceptibility Testing for an Effective Management of Infected Patients in Sub-Sahara Africa | NCT02974348

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