Accuracy and reliability of malaria diagnostic techniques for guiding febrile outpatient treatment in malaria-endemic countries

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-221

  Rakotonirina, Hanitra ^a   Barnadas, Céline ^a   Raherijafy, Rogelin ^a   Andrianantenaina, Hery ^a   Ratsimbasoa, Arsène ^a   Randrianasolo, Laurence ^a   Jahevitra, Martial ^a   Andriantsoanirina, Valérie ^a   Ménard, Didier ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PLASMODIUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; IMMUNOASSAY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MADAGASCAR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

PLASMODIUM PARASITES;

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; MADAGASCAR; MALARIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 41249091897     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.217     Document Type: Article

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