Modelling the Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Biomarker Tests as Compared with Pathogen-Specific Diagnostics in the Management of Undifferentiated Fever in Remote Tropical Settings

Malaria accounts for a small fraction of febrile cases in increasingly large areas of the malaria endemic world. Point-of-care tests to improve the management of non-malarial fevers appropriate for primary care are few, consisting of either diagnostic tests for specific pathogens or testing for biom...

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Main Authors: Lubell, Y, Althaus, T, Blacksell, S, Paris, D, Mayxay, M, Pan-Ngum, W, White, L, Day, N, Newton, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016