Making malaria testing relevant: beyond test purchase

被引：32

作者：

Bell, David ^{[1
]}

Perkins, Mark D. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] WHO, Reg Off Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines

[2] Fdn Innovat New Diagnost, Geneva, Switzerland

来源：

TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 2008年 / 102卷 / 11期

关键词：

Malaria; Diagnosis; Testing; Microscopy; Diagnostic tests; Lateral flow;

D O I：

10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.05.007

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) are being procured and used in increasing numbers. However, the resultant effect of RDT-based diagnosis on fever management has been limited by tack of confidence in RDT results or the inability to act on results appropriately. If the utilisation of malaria RDTs is going to achieve the significant public health and financial benefits anticipated, they must be introduced in a carefully structured way and viewed as a toot for the management of febrile illness, not just malaria. If this is to occur, a re-think is required of the way many malaria programmes are funded and run. (C) 2008 Royal. Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All. rights reserved.

引用

页码：1064 / 1066

页数：3

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