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Treatment of malaria restricted to laboratory-confirmed cases: a prospective cohort study in Ugandan children
Denise Njama-Meya, Tamara D Clark, Bridget Nzarubara, Sarah Staedke, Moses R Kamya, Grant Dorsey
Malar J. 2007; 6: 7. Published online 2007 January 21. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-7
PMCID:
PMC1797179
Abstract Full Text PDF–249K
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Treatment guided by rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in Tanzanian children: safety and alternative bacterial diagnoses
George Mtove, Ilse CE Hendriksen, Ben Amos, Hedwiga Mrema, Victor Mandia, Alphaxard Manjurano, Florida Muro, Alma Sykes, Helena Hildenwall, Christopher JM Whitty, Hugh Reyburn
Malar J. 2011; 10: 290. Published online 2011 October 6. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-290
PMCID:
PMC3210100
Abstract Full Text PDF–296K
Prospective study on severe malaria among in-patients at Bombo regional hospital, Tanga, north-eastern Tanzania
Hamisi A Msangeni, Mathias L Kamugisha, Samuel H Sembuche, Ezekiel K Malecela, Juma A Akida, Filbert F Temba, Bruno P Mmbando, Martha M Lemnge
BMC Infect Dis. 2011; 11: 256. Published online 2011 September 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-256
PMCID:
PMC3224364
Abstract Full Text PDF–256K
Confirmed malaria cases among children under five with fever and history of fever in rural western Tanzania
Humphrey D Mazigo, Wilfred Meza, Emanuella E Ambrose, Benson R Kidenya, Eliningaya J Kweka
BMC Res Notes. 2011; 4: 359. Published online 2011 September 13. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-359
PMCID:
PMC3180709
Abstract Full Text PDF–251K
Strict adherence to malaria rapid test results might lead to a neglect of other dangerous diseases: a cost benefit analysis from Burkina Faso
Zeno Bisoffi, Sodiomon B Sirima, Filip Meheus, Claudia Lodesani, Federico Gobbi, Andrea Angheben, Halidou Tinto, Bouma Neya, Klara Van den Ende, Annalisa Romeo, Jef Van den Ende
Malar J. 2011; 10: 226. Published online 2011 August 4. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-226
PMCID:
PMC3199908
Abstract Full Text PDF–641K
Use of an Innovative, Affordable, and Open-Source Short Message Service–Based Tool to Monitor Malaria in Remote Areas of Uganda
Caroline Asiimwe, David Gelvin, Evan Lee, Yanis Ben Amor, Ebony Quinto, Charles Katureebe, Lakshmi Sundaram, David Bell, Matt Berg
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 July 1; 85(1): 26–33. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0528
PMCID:
PMC3122339
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.9M
Patterns of anti-malarial drug treatment among pregnant women in Uganda
Laura R Sangaré, Noel S Weiss, Paula E Brentlinger, Barbra A Richardson, Sarah G Staedke, Mpungu S Kiwuwa, Andy Stergachis
Malar J. 2011; 10: 152. Published online 2011 June 6. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-152
PMCID:
PMC3118160
Abstract Full Text PDF–278K
"Test and treat" or presumptive treatment for malaria in high transmission situations? A reflection on the latest WHO guidelines
Bertrand Graz, Merlin Willcox, Thomas Szeless, André Rougemont
Malar J. 2011; 10: 136. Published online 2011 May 20. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-136
PMCID:
PMC3123602
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Low prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum antigenaemia among asymptomatic HAART-treated adults in an urban cohort in Uganda
Damalie Nakanjako, Agnes N Kiragga, Barbara Castelnuovo, Daniel J Kyabayinze, Moses R Kamya
Malar J. 2011; 10: 66. Published online 2011 March 22. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-66
PMCID:
PMC3071332
Abstract Full Text PDF–218K
Determinants of Use of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy: Jinja, Uganda
Laura R. Sangaré, Andy Stergachis, Paula E. Brentlinger, Barbra A. Richardson, Sarah G. Staedke, Mpungu S. Kiwuwa, Noel S. Weiss
PLoS One. 2010; 5(11): e15066. Published online 2010 November 29. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015066
PMCID:
PMC2993958
Abstract Full Text PDF–545K
Use of RDTs to improve malaria diagnosis and fever case management at primary health care facilities in Uganda
Daniel J Kyabayinze, Caroline Asiimwe, Damalie Nakanjako, Jane Nabakooza, Helen Counihan, James K Tibenderana
Malar J. 2010; 9: 200. Published online 2010 July 12. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-200
PMCID:
PMC2914063
Abstract Full Text PDF–579K
Accuracy of a rapid diagnostic test on the diagnosis of malaria infection and of malaria - attributable fever during low and high transmission season in Burkina Faso
Zeno Bisoffi, Sodiomon B Sirima, Joris Menten, Cristian Pattaro, Andrea Angheben, Federico Gobbi, Halidou Tinto, Claudia Lodesani, Bouma Neya, Maria Gobbo, Jef Van den Ende
Malar J. 2010; 9: 192. Published online 2010 July 7. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-192
PMCID:
PMC2914059
Abstract Full Text PDF–961K Supplementary Material
Can treatment of malaria be restricted to parasitologically confirmed malaria? A school-based study in Benin in children with and without fever
Jean-François Faucher, Patrick Makoutode, Grace Abiou, Todoégnon Béhéton, Pascal Houzé, Edgard Ouendo, Sandrine Houzé, Philippe Deloron, Michel Cot
Malar J. 2010; 9: 104. Published online 2010 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-104
PMCID:
PMC2868860
Abstract Full Text PDF–364K
Quality Assurance of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria in Routine Patient Care in Rural Tanzania
Meredith L. McMorrow, M. Irene Masanja, Elizeus Kahigwa, Salim M. K. Abdulla, S. Patrick Kachur
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 January; 82(1): 151–155. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0440
PMCID:
PMC2803527
Abstract Full Text PDF–538K
Presumptive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine versus weekly chloroquine for malaria prophylaxis in children with sickle cell anaemia in Uganda: a randomized controlled trial
Victoria Nakibuuka, Grace Ndeezi, Deborah Nakiboneka, Christopher M Ndugwa, James K Tumwine
Malar J. 2009; 8: 237. Published online 2009 October 24. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-237
PMCID:
PMC2774335
Abstract Full Text PDF–451K
Fever treatment in the absence of malaria transmission in an urban informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
Yazoume Ye, Nyovani Madise, Robert Ndugwa, Sam Ochola, Robert W Snow
Malar J. 2009; 8: 160. Published online 2009 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-160
PMCID:
PMC2717114
Abstract Full Text PDF–438K Supplementary Material
Time To Move from Presumptive Malaria Treatment to Laboratory-Confirmed Diagnosis and Treatment in African Children with Fever
Valérie D'Acremont, Christian Lengeler, Hassan Mshinda, Deo Mtasiwa, Marcel Tanner, Blaise Genton
PLoS Med. 2009 January; 6(1): e252. Published online 2009 January 6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050252
PMCID:
PMC2613421
Abstract Full Text PDF–65K
Abandoning Presumptive Antimalarial Treatment for Febrile Children Aged Less Than Five Years—A Case of Running Before We Can Walk?
Mike English, Hugh Reyburn, Catherine Goodman, Robert W Snow
PLoS Med. 2009 January; 6(1): e15. Published online 2009 January 6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000015
PMCID:
PMC2613424
Abstract Full Text PDF–96K
Working without a blindfold: the critical role of diagnostics in malaria control
Mark D Perkins, David R Bell
Malar J. 2008; 7(Suppl 1): S5. Published online 2008 December 11. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-S1-S5
PMCID:
PMC2604880
Abstract Full Text PDF–716K
Overuse of artemisinin-combination therapy in Mto wa Mbu (river of mosquitoes), an area misinterpreted as high endemic for malaria
Charles Mwanziva, Seif Shekalaghe, Arnold Ndaro, Bianca Mengerink, Simon Megiroo, Frank Mosha, Robert Sauerwein, Chris Drakeley, Roly Gosling, Teun Bousema
Malar J. 2008; 7: 232. Published online 2008 November 5. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-232
PMCID:
PMC2588630
Abstract Full Text PDF–333K
Impact of training in clinical and microscopy diagnosis of childhood malaria on antimalarial drug prescription and health outcome at primary health care level in Tanzania: A randomized controlled trial
Billy Ngasala, Marycelina Mubi, Marian Warsame, Max G Petzold, Amos Y Massele, Lars L Gustafsson, Goran Tomson, Zul Premji, Anders Bjorkman
Malar J. 2008; 7: 199. Published online 2008 October 2. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-199
PMCID:
PMC2566575
Abstract Full Text PDF–288K
Performance of the OptiMAL® dipstick in the diagnosis of malaria infection in pregnancy
Harry Tagbor, Jane Bruce, Edmund Browne, Brian Greenwood, Daniel Chandramohan
Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2008 June; 4(3): 631–636. Published online 2008 June.
PMCID:
PMC2500256
Abstract Full Text PDF–90K
Effects of revised diagnostic recommendations on malaria treatment practices across age groups in Kenya
D Zurovac, J Njogu, W Akhwale, D H Hamer, B A Larson, R W Snow
Trop Med Int Health. 2008 June; 13(6): 784–787. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02072.x
PMCID:
PMC2592476
Abstract Full Text PDF–82K
Guidelines and mindlines: why do clinical staff over-diagnose malaria in Tanzania? A qualitative study
Clare IR Chandler, Caroline Jones, Gloria Boniface, Kaseem Juma, Hugh Reyburn, Christopher JM Whitty
Malar J. 2008; 7: 53. Published online 2008 April 2. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-53
PMCID:
PMC2323020
Abstract Full Text PDF–335K
The burden of disease profile of residents of Nairobi's slums: Results from a Demographic Surveillance System
Catherine Kyobutungi, Abdhalah Kasiira Ziraba, Alex Ezeh, Yazoumé Yé
Popul Health Metr. 2008; 6: 1. Published online 2008 March 10. doi: 10.1186/1478-7954-6-1
PMCID:
PMC2292687
Abstract Full Text PDF–260K
Challenges Associated with Scaling up Artemisinin Combination Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa A Review Article
J Njuguna, SS Qader
Libyan J Med. 2008; 3(1): 42–48. Published online 2008 March 1. doi: 10.4176/071204
PMCID:
PMC3074329
Abstract Full Text PDF–64K
Costs of treating malaria according to test results
Zeno Bisoffi, Jef Van den Ende
BMJ. 2008 January 26; 336(7637): 168–169. Published online 2008 January 16. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39401.486655.80
PMCID:
PMC2213792
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Stop ambiguous messages on malaria diagnosis
Valérie D'Acremont, Christian Lengeler, Blaise Genton
BMJ. 2007 March 10; 334(7592): 489. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39143.024838.1F
PMCID:
PMC1819502
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Diagnosis and treatment of malaria
Ambrose O Talisuna, Denise Njama Meya
BMJ. 2007 February 24; 334(7590): 375–376. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39126.485370.BE
PMCID:
PMC1804183
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