Feasibility of Malaria Diagnosis and Management in Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Uganda: A Community-Based Observational Study
Author(s) -
IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi,
Jesca NsungwaSabiiti,
Mohamadou Siribié,
Catherine O. Falade,
Luc Sermé,
Andrew Balyeku,
Chinenye Afonne,
Armande Sanou,
Vanessa Kabarungi,
Frederick O. Oshiname,
Zakaria Gansané,
Josephine Kyaligonza,
Ayodele Samuel Jegede,
Alfred B. Tiono,
Sodiomon B. Sirima,
Amidou Diarra,
Oyindamola B. Yusuf,
Florence Fouque,
Joëlle Castellani,
Max Petzold,
Jan Singlovic,
Melba Gomes
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciw622
Subject(s) - medicine , artesunate , malaria , odds ratio , confidence interval , referral , observational study , artemisinin , pediatrics , guideline , rapid diagnostic test , family medicine , plasmodium falciparum , immunology , pathology
Malaria-endemic countries are encouraged to increase, expedite, and standardize care based on parasite diagnosis and treat confirmed malaria using oral artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) or rectal artesunate plus referral when patients are unable to take oral medication.
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