Comparative feasibility of implementing rapid diagnostic test and microscopy for parasitological diagnosis of malaria in Uganda

Malaria Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Batwala, Vincent ^a,c   Magnussen, Pascal ^b   Nuwaha, Fred ^c  

^a MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UGANDA; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COMBINATION; FEVER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ETHANOLAMINES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUORENES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TIME FACTORS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655182310     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-373     Document Type: Article

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