Over-diagnosis of malaria by microscopy in the Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania: an evaluation of the utility and cost-effectiveness of rapid diagnostic tests

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is #malaria being overdiagnosed? http://t.co/mUJrEqJfex

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Overdiagnosis is not just a developed world problem. The utter waste and inefficiency around malaria testing http://t.co/sHfbOT3PXO

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Malaria. Compared with rapid diagnostic test, microscopy led to almost four out of five patients being over-diagnosed http://t.co/tJHv95zsUO

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RT @psychepi: false positive #malaria diagnosis also means that actual febrile illnesses are not properly diagnosed and treated http://t.co/gtksg8Hge3

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false positive #malaria diagnosis also means that actual febrile illnesses are not properly diagnosed and treated http://t.co/gtksg8Hge3

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Improper use of anti-malarials increases risk of adverse drug reaction and evolution of drug/parasite resistance http://t.co/gtksg8Hge3

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Over-diagnosis of malaria by microscopy Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania vs rapid diagnostic tests http://t.co/we4g77aYTM #overdiagnosis

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