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Rapid Diagnostic Test-Based Management of Malaria: An Effectiveness Study in Papua New Guinean Infants With Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax Malaria

Senn, Nicolas ; Rarau, Patricia ; Manong, Doris ; Salib, Mary ; Siba, Peter ; Robinson, Leanne J. ; Reeder, John ; Rogerson, Stephen ; Mueller, Ivo ; Genton, Blaise

In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2012, vol. 54, no. 5, p. 644-651

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    Titre
    • Rapid Diagnostic Test-Based Management of Malaria: An Effectiveness Study in Papua New Guinean Infants With Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax Malaria
    Auteur
    • Senn, Nicolas. Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Madang, Papua New Guinea
    • Rarau, Patricia. Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Madang, Papua New Guinea
    • Manong, Doris. Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Madang, Papua New Guinea
    • Salib, Mary. Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Madang, Papua New Guinea
    • Siba, Peter. Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Madang, Papua New Guinea
    • Robinson, Leanne J.. Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Madang, Papua New Guinea
    • Reeder, John. Burnet Institute
    • Rogerson, Stephen. University of Melbourne
    • Mueller, Ivo. Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Madang, Papua New Guinea
    • Genton, Blaise. Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2012, vol. 54, no. 5, p. 644-651. Oxford University Press
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:302123
    Summary
    This study shows that treatment for malaria based exclusively on rapid diagnostic test results is safe and feasible even in infants living in areas with moderate to high endemicity for both Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax infections