Modelling the incremental benefit of introducing malaria screening strategies to antenatal care in Africa

Modelling the incremental benefit of introducing malaria screening strategies to antenatal care in Africa

Plasmodium falciparum infection in pregnancy is a major cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Here, the authors combine performance estimates of standard rapid diagnostic tests with modelling to assess whether screening at antenatal visits improves upon current intermittent preventative therapy.

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Autores principales: Patrick G. T. Walker, Matt Cairns, Hannah Slater, Julie Gutman, Kassoum Kayentao, John E. Williams, Sheick O. Coulibaly, Carole Khairallah, Steve Taylor, Steven R. Meshnick, Jenny Hill, Victor Mwapasa, Linda Kalilani-Phiri, Kalifa Bojang, Simon Kariuki, Harry Tagbor, Jamie T. Griffin, Mwayi Madanitsa, Azra C. H. Ghani, Meghna Desai, Feiko O. ter Kuile
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/db36a41cad584564a6b73ff208481321
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Sumario:Plasmodium falciparum infection in pregnancy is a major cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Here, the authors combine performance estimates of standard rapid diagnostic tests with modelling to assess whether screening at antenatal visits improves upon current intermittent preventative therapy.

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