Adherence to the referral advice after introduction of rectal artesunate for pre-referral treatment of severe malaria at the community level: a noninferiority trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Abstract Background The Democratic Republic of the Congo adopted the strategy of using, at the community level, a dose of rectal artesunate as a pre-referral treatment for severe malaria amongst children under 5 years who could not quickly reach a health care facility and take oral medication. Howev...

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Main Authors: Patrick M. Mvumbi, Jeanine Musau, Ousmane Faye, Hyppolite Situakibanza, Emile Okitolonda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
DRC
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-3074-6