D'Acremont , V. and Lengeler, C. and Mshinda, H. and Mtasiwa, D. and Tanner, M. and Genton, B.. (2009) Time to move from presumptive malaria treatment to laboratory-confirmed diagnosis and treatment in African children with fever. PLoS medicine, 6 (1). e252.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND TO THE DEBATE: Current guidelines recommend that all fever episodes in African children be treated presumptively with antimalarial drugs. But declining malarial transmission in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, declining proportions of fevers due to malaria, and the availability of rapid diagnostic tests mean it may be time for this policy to change. This debate examines whether enough evidence exists to support abandoning presumptive treatment and whether African health systems have the capacity to support a shift toward laboratory-confirmed rather than presumptive diagnosis and treatment of malaria in children under five
| Faculties and Departments: | 09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) > Health Interventions > Malaria Interventions (Lengeler) 09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Former Units within Swiss TPH > Health Systems and Policies (de Savigny) |
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| UniBasel Contributors: | Lengeler, Christian and Tanner, Marcel and Genton, Blaise and D'Acremont, Valérie |
| Item Type: | Article, refereed |
| Article Subtype: | Research Article |
| Publisher: | PLoS |
| ISSN: | 1549-1277 |
| Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
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| Last Modified: | 20 Feb 2017 14:29 |
| Deposited On: | 20 Feb 2017 14:29 |
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