Finding parasites and finding challenges: Improved diagnostic access and trends in reported malaria and anti-malarial drug use in Livingstone district, Zambia

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Masaninga, Freddie ^a   Sekeseke Chinyama, Masela ^b   Malambo, Thindo ^c   Moonga, Hawela ^d   Babaniyi, Olusegun ^a   Counihan, Helen ^e   Bell, David ^f  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Malaria Consortium Office   (Zambia)

^c Livingstone District Health Management Team   (Zambia)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Zambia)

^e MALARIA CONSORTIUM   (United Kingdom)

^f FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIVE NEW DIAGNOSTICS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; QUININE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MORTALITY; RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALARIA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84867048393     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-341     Document Type: Article

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