Evidence behind the WHO guidelines: hospital care for children: what is the precision of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria?

Allen Cheng; David Bell

doi:10.1093/tropej/fml037

Evidence behind the WHO guidelines: hospital care for children: what is the precision of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria?

Allen Cheng
, David Bell

Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Alfred Hospital

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Abstract

Rapid immunochromogenic tests, in simple kit form, can provide results based on fingerprick or venous blood within minutes. They can be used by village health workers after as little as an hour of training.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	386 - 389
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology
Volume	52
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fml037
Publication status	Published - 2006

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title = "Evidence behind the WHO guidelines: hospital care for children: what is the precision of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria?",

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