Challenges in diagnosing paediatric malaria in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Malaria is a major cause of paediatric morbidity and mortality. As no clinical features clearly differentiate malaria from other febrile illnesses, and malaria diagnosis is challenged by often lacking laboratory equipment and expertise, overdiagnosis and overtreatment is common. METHODS:...

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Main Authors: Strøm, Gro EA, Haanshuus, Christel G, Fataki, Maulidi, Langeland, Nina, Blomberg, Bjørn
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3703277/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23822515
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-228
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