Introducing malaria rapid diagnostic tests in private medicine retail outlets: A systematic literature review

Visser, Theodoor; Bruxvoort, Katia; Maloney, Kathleen; Leslie, Toby; M. Barat, Lawrence; Allan, Richard; Ansah, Evelyn; Anyanti, Jennifer; C Boulton, Ian; E. Clarke, Siân; Cohen, Jessica; M Cohen, Justin; Cutherell, Andrea; Dolkart, Caitlin; Eves, Katie; Fink, Günther; Goodman, Catherine; Hutchinson, Eleanor; Lal, Sham; K. Mbonye, Anthony; Onwujekwe, Obinna; Petty, Nora; Pontarollo, Julie; Poyer, Stephen; Schellenberg, David; Streat, Elizabeth; Ward, Abigail; Wiseman, Virginia; W. M. Whitty, C.; Yeung, Shunmay; Cunningham, Jane; Chandler, Clare

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0173093

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Introducing malaria rapid diagnostic tests in private medicine retail outlets: A systematic literature review

Published in PLoS ONE • Mar 2, 2017

Authors:

Theodoor Visser

Katia Bruxvoort

Kathleen Maloney

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Many patients with malaria-like symptoms seek treatment in private medicine retail outlets (PMR) that distribute malaria medicines but do not traditionally provide diagnostic services, potentially leading to overtreatment with antimalarial drugs. To achieve universal access to prompt par...

Subject

Malaria

Medicine

Diagnostic test

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