Study on causes of fever in primary healthcare center uncovers pathogens of public health concern in Madagascar.
<h4>Background</h4>The increasing use of malaria diagnostic tests reveals a growing proportion of patients with fever but no malaria. Clinicians and health care workers in low-income countries have few tests to diagnose causes of fever other than malaria although several diseases share c...
Main Authors: | Julia Guillebaud, Barivola Bernardson, Tsiry Hasina Randriambolamanantsoa, Laurence Randrianasolo, Jane Léa Randriamampionona, Cesare Augusto Marino, Voahangy Rasolofo, Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia, Ines Vigan-Womas, Voula Stivaktas, Marietjie Venter, Patrice Piola, Jean-Michel Héraud |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-07-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0006642&type=printable |
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