Open AccessUse of rectal artesunate for severe malaria at the community level, Zambia
Author(s) -
Cathy Green,
Paula Quigley,
Tendayi Kureya,
Caroline Barber,
Elizabeth Chizema,
Haachile Moonga,
Ernest Chanda,
Victor Simfukwe,
Bernard Mpande,
Dennis Simuyuni,
Kenneth Mubuyaeta,
Pierre Hugo,
Kim van der Weije
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bulletin of the world health organization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.459
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1564-0604
pISSN - 0042-9686
DOI - 10.2471/blt.19.231506
Subject(s) - artesunate , malaria , medicine , environmental health , geography , plasmodium falciparum , immunology
To determine whether the administration of rectal artesunate by trained community health volunteers before referral to a health-care facility reduces the case fatality rate of severe malaria in young children in hard-to-reach communities in Zambia.
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