malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT)

NOT Open Access | Malaria and HIV among pediatric inpatients in two Tanzanian referral hospitals: A prospective study

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Luke R. Smart, Neema Orgenes, Humphrey D. Mazigo, Mercy Minde, Adolfine Hokororo, Muhammad Shakir, Jaco J. Verweij, Jennifer A. Downs, Robert N. Peck

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Acta Tropica, Volume 159, July 2016, Pages 36–43

Malaria remains common in sub-Saharan Africa, but it is frequently over-diagnosed and over-treated in hospitalized children.

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Beatrice Chipwaza, Joseph P. Mugasa, Iddy Mayumana, Mbaraka Amuri, Christina Makungu, Paul S. Gwakisa

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PLoS Negl Trop Dis 8(5): e2896

Our results emphasize the need for creating community awareness on other causes of fever apart from malaria.

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