Management of fever among under-fives and utility of malaria rapid diagnostic test under reduced malaria burden in Rufiji District, Southeastern Tanzania

Conclusions Use of mRDT reduced unnecessary antimalarial use by 71.5%. However, this had the potential for over prescribing an antibiotic for non-malarial fevers. The diagnostic performance of mRDT was still high despite decline in malaria burden.
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research