Costs of treating malaria according to test results; improving diagnostic tests can reduce costs if adherence to results is improved [editorial]

Z Bisoffi; J Van den Ende

doi:10.1136/bmj.39401.486655.80

Costs of treating malaria according to test results; improving diagnostic tests can reduce costs if adherence to results is improved [editorial]

Z Bisoffi, J Van den Ende

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Original language	English
Journal	BMJ
Volume	336
Issue number	7637
Pages (from-to)	168-169
ISSN	0959-8146
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39401.486655.80
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

B780-tropical-medicine
Protozoal diseases
Malaria
Syndromic management
Presumptive treatment
Rapid diagnostic tests
False-negative
False-positive
Drug prescription
Guideline adherence
Compliance
Combination therapy
Cost-effectiveness
Transmission intensity
Africa-General

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