Malaria microscopy performance in self-presenting febrile patients at four health facilities in Fentale district of East Shewa, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 315-324

  Sleshi, Markos ^a   Animut, Abebe ^b   Mohammed, Hussein ^a   Medhin, Girmay ^b   Kebede, Amha ^a  

^a ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b Akhlu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG COMBINATION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFANT; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ETHANOLAMINES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FLUORENES; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFANT; LABORATORY PROFICIENCY TESTING; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876257384     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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