Evaluation of in-hospital management for febrile illness in Northern Tanzania before and after 2010 World Health Organization Guidelines for the treatment of malaria.

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Published in PLoS One on February 24, 2014

Authors

Andrew M Moon1, Holly M Biggs2, Matthew P Rubach2, John A Crump3, Venace P Maro4, Wilbrod Saganda5, Elizabeth A Reddy6

Author Affiliations

1: Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America.
2: Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America.
3: Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America ; Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America ; Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America ; Centre for International Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand ; Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tumaini University, Moshi, Tanzania ; Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Tumaini University, Moshi, Tanzania.
4: Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tumaini University, Moshi, Tanzania ; Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Tumaini University, Moshi, Tanzania.
5: Mawenzi Regional Hospital, Moshi, Tanzania.
6: Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America ; Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America ; Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tumaini University, Moshi, Tanzania ; Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Tumaini University, Moshi, Tanzania.

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