Use of RDTs to improve malaria diagnosis and fever case management at primary health care facilities in Uganda

Malaria Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Kyabayinze, Daniel J ^a   Asiimwe, Caroline ^a   Nakanjako, Damalie ^b   Nabakooza, Jane ^c   Counihan, Helen ^a   Tibenderana, James K ^a,d  

^a MALARIA CONSORTIUM   (United Kingdom)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEVER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALARIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UGANDA; CASE MANAGEMENT; EVALUATION; IMMUNOASSAY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; OUTPATIENT; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIMALARIALS; CASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEVER; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MICROSCOPY; OUTPATIENTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA;

EID: 77954416543     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-200     Document Type: Article

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