Economic considerations support C-reactive protein testing alongside malaria rapid diagnostic tests to guide antimicrobial therapy for patients with febrile illness in settings with low malaria endemicity

Malaria is no longer a common cause of febrile illness in many regions of the tropics. In part, this success is a result of improved access to accurate diagnosis and effective anti-malarial treatment, includin...

Source: Malaria Journal - December 26, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Yoel Lubell, Arjun Chandna, Frank Smithuis, Lisa White, Heiman F. L. Wertheim, Ma ël Redard-Jacot, Zachary Katz, Arjen Dondorp, Nicholas Day, Nicholas White and Sabine Dittrich Tags: Opinion Source Type: research