Title |
Over-diagnosis of malaria by microscopy in the Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania: an evaluation of the utility and cost-effectiveness of rapid diagnostic tests
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Published in |
Malaria Journal, May 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-12-159 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Kelly Harchut, Claire Standley, Andrew Dobson, Belia Klaassen, Clotilde Rambaud-Althaus, Fabrice Althaus, Katarzyna Nowak |
Abstract |
Early and accurate diagnosis of febrile patients is essential to treat uncomplicated malaria cases properly, prevent severe malaria, and avert unnecessary anti-malarial treatments. Improper use of anti-malarials increases the risk of adverse drug reaction and the evolution of drug/parasite resistance. While microscopy is the most common form of malaria diagnosis, concerns over its accuracy have prompted the incorporation of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) into many national malaria control programmes. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Canada | 1 | 20% |
Spain | 1 | 20% |
United States | 1 | 20% |
Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 40% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Tanzania, United Republic of | 3 | 2% |
United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 173 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Master | 39 | 22% |
Researcher | 31 | 17% |
Student > Bachelor | 20 | 11% |
Student > Postgraduate | 16 | 9% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 8% |
Other | 29 | 16% |
Unknown | 31 | 17% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 52 | 29% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24 | 13% |
Social Sciences | 16 | 9% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 6% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 3% |
Other | 32 | 18% |
Unknown | 41 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
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