Diagnostic testing of pediatric fevers: meta-analysis of 13 national surveys assessing influences of malaria endemicity and source of care on test uptake for febrile children under five years.

BACKGROUND:In 2010, the World Health Organization revised guidelines to recommend diagnosis of all suspected malaria cases prior to treatment. There has been no systematic assessment of malaria test uptake for pediatric fevers at the population level as countries start implementing guidelines. We ex...

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Main Authors: Emily White Johansson, Peter W Gething, Helena Hildenwall, Bonnie Mappin, Max Petzold, Stefan Swartling Peterson, Katarina Ekholm Selling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3991688?pdf=render