Testing for malaria reduces over prescription by over 70 per cent

Testing for malaria reduces over prescription by over 70 per cent

Using malaria rapid diagnostic tests in registered drug shops in a highly endemic region in Uganda substantially reduced over diagnosis of malaria, improving the use of valuable malaria drugs, according to a new study published in PLOS ONE. Most of the 15,000 patients that visited drug shops with a fever chose to buy an RDT... [Read More...]
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