'Not all fevers are malaria': a mixed methods study of non-malarial fever management in rural southern Malawi

K Baltzell, TB Kortz, E Scarr, A Blair… - Rural and remote …, 2019 - search.informit.org
Introduction: With the ability to diagnose malaria with rapid diagnostic tests (mRDT), interest
in improving diagnostics for non-malarial fevers has increased. Understanding how health …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and clinical management of non-malarial febrile illnesses among outpatients in the era of universal malaria testing in Malawi

A Kapito-Tembo, D Mathanga, A Bauleni… - The American journal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Increasing access to rapid diagnostic tests for malaria (mRDTs) has raised awareness of the
challenges healthcare workers face in managing non-malarial febrile illnesses (NMFIs). We …

Community knowledge and attitudes and health workers' practices regarding non-malaria febrile illnesses in eastern Tanzania

B Chipwaza, JP Mugasa, I Mayumana… - PLoS neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Although malaria has been the leading cause of fever for many years, with
improved control regimes malaria transmission, morbidity and mortality have decreased …

Management of fever among under-fives and utility of malaria rapid diagnostic test under reduced malaria burden in Rufiji District, Southeastern Tanzania

DS Tarimo, B Jani, JZ Killewo - Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate case management of fever among under-fives, performance and
utility of malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT) under reduced malaria burden in Rufiji District …

[HTML][HTML] Overdiagnosis of malaria illness in an endemic setting: a facility-based surveillance study in Malawi

I Peterson, A Kapito-Tembo, A Bauleni… - The American journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In endemic settings where asymptomatic malaria infections are common, malaria infection
can complicate fever diagnosis. Factors influencing fever misdiagnosis, including accuracy …

Causes of non‐malarial febrile illness in outpatients in T anzania

H Hildenwall, B Amos, G Mtove, F Muro… - Tropical medicine & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective In sub‐S aharan A frica, the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (m RDT) has
raised awareness of alternative fever causes in children but few studies have included …

The impact of an intervention to introduce malaria rapid diagnostic tests on fever case management in a high transmission setting in Uganda: A mixed-methods cluster …

CIR Chandler, EL Webb, C Maiteki-Sebuguzi… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Rapid diagnostic tests for malaria (mRDTs) have been scaled-up widely across
Africa. The PRIME study evaluated an intervention aiming to improve fever case …

It could be viral but you don't know, you have not diagnosed it: health worker challenges in managing non-malaria paediatric fevers in the low transmission area of …

EW Johansson, FE Kitutu, C Mayora, P Awor… - Malaria Journal, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background In 2012, Uganda initiated nationwide deployment of malaria rapid
diagnostic tests (RDT) as recommended by national guidelines. Yet growing concerns about …

Acute undifferentiated febrile illness in rural Cambodia: a 3-year prospective observational study

TC Mueller, S Siv, N Khim, S Kim, E Fleischmann… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
In the past decade, malaria control has been successfully implemented in Cambodia,
leading to a substantial decrease in reported cases. Wide-spread use of malaria rapid …

Challenges in diagnosis of febrile illnesses in Tanzania in the era of declining malaria epidemiology

M Seth, D Mdetele, S Phillips, J Buza - 2015 - 41.59.85.213
Malaria and other febrile illnesses are very common especially in children in developing
countries. Due to reliance on clinical algorithms for diagnosis in resource-poor settings, most …