Influence of Rapid Malaria Diagnostic Tests on Treatment and Health Outcome in Fever Patients, Zanzibar—A Crossover Validation Study

Anders Bjorkman and colleagues report results from a cross-over trial evaluating rapid diagnostic testing for malaria diagnosis in Zanzibar.

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