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Assessment of two malaria rapid diagnostic tests in children under five years of age, with follow-up of false-positive pLDH test results, in a hyperendemic falciparum malaria area, Sierra Leone

Gerstl S, Dunkley S, Mukhtar A, de Smet M, Baker S,  et al.
2010-01-21 • Malaria Journal
2010-01-21 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND
Most malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) use HRP2 detection, including Paracheck-Pf(R), but their utility is limited by persistent false positivity after treatment. PLDH...
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Low referral completion of rapid diagnostic test-negative patients in community-based treatment of malaria in Sierra Leone

Thomson A, Knogali M, de Smet M, Reid AJ, Mukhtar A,  et al.
2011-04-17 • Malaria Journal
2011-04-17 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND
Malaria is hyper-endemic and a major public health problem in Sierra Leone. To provide malaria treatment closer to the community, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launched a...
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Long-lasting insecticide-treated net usage in eastern Sierra Leone - the success of free distribution

Gerstl S, Dunkley S, Mukhtar A, Maes P, de Smet M,  et al.
2010-04-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2010-04-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVE
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs a malaria control project in Bo and Pujehun districts (population 158 000) that includes the mass distribution, routine delivery and dem...
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Successful introduction of artesunate combination therapy is not enough to fight malaria: results from an adherence study in Sierra Leone

Gerstl S, Dunkley S, Mukhtar A, Baker S, Maikere J
2010-05-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2010-05-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
A study to measure adherence to artesunate and amodiaquine (AS+AQ) therapy in patients treated for uncomplicated malaria in community health centres (CHC) was conducted in Sierra Leone. ...