| malaria diagnostic testing and treatment practices in three different plasmodium falciparum transmission settings in tanzania: before and after a government policy change. | patterns of decreasing malaria transmission intensity make presumptive treatment of malaria an unjustifiable approach in many african settings. the controlled use of anti-malarials after laboratory confirmed diagnosis is preferable in low endemic areas. diagnosis may be facilitated by malaria rapid diagnostic tests (rdts). in this study, the impact of a government policy change, comprising the provision of rdts and advice to restrict anti-malarial treatment to rdt-positive individuals, was asses ... | 2011 | 21457570 |