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- Title
Malaria misdiagnosis: effects on the poor and vulnerable.
- Authors
Amexo, Mark; Tolhurst, Rachel; Barnish, Guy; Bates, Imelda
- Abstract
Effective and affordable treatment is recommended for all cases of malaria within 24 h of the onset of illness. Most cases of "malaria" (ie, fever) are self-diagnosed and most treatments, and deaths, occur at home. The most ethical and cost-effective policy is to ensure that newer drug combinations are only used for true cases of malaria. Although it is cost effective to improve the accuracy of malaria diagnosis, simple, accurate, and inexpensive methods are not widely available, particularly in poor communities where they are most needed.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 2004, Vol 364, Issue 9448, p1896
- ISSN
1474-547X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17446-1