Operational response to malaria epidemics: are rapid diagnostic tests cost-effective?

OBJECTIVE: To compare the cost-effectiveness of malaria treatment based on presumptive diagnosis with that of malaria treatment based on rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). METHODS: We calculated direct costs (based on experience from Ethiopia and southern Sudan) and effectiveness (in terms of reduced o...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Rolland, E, Checchi, F, Pinoges, L, Balkan, S, Guthmann, J, Guerin, P
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: 2006