Safety of falciparum malaria diagnostic strategy based on rapid diagnostic tests in returning travellers and migrants: A retrospective study

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Rossi, Isabelle Anne ^a   D'Acremont, Valérie ^a,b,c   Prod'Hom, Guy ^a   Genton, Blaise ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Malaria; Migrants; Rapid diagnostic tests; Travellers

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; DOXYCYCLINE; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE;

ADULT; BLOOD SMEAR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALARIA RAPID TEST; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SWITZERLAND; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TRAVEL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PARASITOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869071739     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-377     Document Type: Review

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