The effect of malaria rapid diagnostic tests results on antimicrobial prescription practices of health care workers in Burkina Faso

The effect of malaria rapid diagnostic tests results on antimicrobial prescription practices of health care workers in Burkina Faso

Abstract Background Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) are widely used in endemic areas in order to comply with the recommendation that malaria treatment should only be given after the clinical diagnosis has been confirmed by RDT or microscopy. However, the overestimation of malaria infection with...

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Main Authors: Massa dit Achille Bonko, Francois Kiemde, Marc Christian Tahita, Palpouguini Lompo, Athanase M. Some, Halidou Tinto, Michael Boele van Hensbroek, Petra F. Mens, Henk D. F. H. Schallig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Subjects:
Prescription
Antimicrobial
Antibiotic
Fever
Malaria
Bacteria and parasites
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12941-019-0304-2

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