Evaluating Malaria Prevalence Using Clinical Diagnosis Compared with Microscopy and Rapid Diagnostic Tests in a Tertiary Healthcare Facility in Rivers State, Nigeria
The World Health Organization’s policy on laboratory test of all suspected malaria cases before treatment has not yielded significant effects in several rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa due to inadequate diagnostic infrastructure, leading to high morbidity and mortality rates. A cross-sectional ran...
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Main Authors: | M. N. Wogu, F. O. Nduka |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Tropical Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3954717 |
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