Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 66, Issue 2 , Pages 162-168 , February 2010

Evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria case management in Gabon

Received 5 June 2009 ,Accepted 5 September 2009.

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☆ Financial support: This research was funded by the Global Fund through RBM in Gabon.

☆☆ DPMM and MK designed the study and directed the field study. MKBA and EBN analyzed the data. DPMM and MKBA drafted the manuscript. All authors revised and approved the final manuscript.

PII: S0732-8893(09)00376-9

doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.09.011

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