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WHO | Malaria diagnostic tests differ in performance
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New Quick Malaria Diagnostic Test May Help Reduce Overtreatment - Kaiser Global Health
globalhealth.kff.org — “"Health workers often treat patients for malaria even when a test indicates a different cause of the illness," a behavior seen across sub-Saharan Africa "that worries many health experts," PRI's The World reports. "Prescribing malaria medication to patients who don't need it wastes precious resources in a country already dealing with drug shortages … leav[ing] patients untreated for the real cause of their sickness. And it can lead to drug resistance, making malaria para” View full resource at globalhealth.kff.org
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