Effectiveness of rectal artesunate as pre-referral treatment for severe malaria in children under 5...
Effectiveness of rectal artesunate as pre-referral treatment for severe malaria in children under 5 years of age: a multi-country observational study
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Hetzel, Manuel W. , Okitawutshu, Jean , Tshefu, Antoinette , Omoluabi, Elizabeth , Awor, Phyllis , Signorell, Aita , Brunner, Nina C. , Kalenga, Jean-Claude , Akano, Babatunde K. , Ayodeji, Kazeem , Okon, Charles , Yusuf, Ocheche , Athieno, Proscovia , Kimera, Joseph , Tumukunde, Gloria , Angiro, Irene , Delvento, Giulia , Lee, Tristan T. , Lambiris, Mark J. , Kwiatkowski, Marek , Cereghetti, Nadja , Visser, Theodoor , Napier, Harriet G. , Cohen, Justin M. , Buj, Valentina , Burri, Christian and Lengeler, Christian
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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To prevent child deaths from severe malaria, early parenteral treatment is essential. Yet, in remote rural areas, accessing facilities offering parenteral antimalarials may be difficult. A randomised controlled trial found pre-referral treatment with rectal artesunate (RAS) to reduce deaths and disability in children who arrived at a referral facil...
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Effectiveness of rectal artesunate as pre-referral treatment for severe malaria in children under 5 years of age: a multi-country observational study
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Okitawutshu, Jean
Tshefu, Antoinette
Omoluabi, Elizabeth
Awor, Phyllis
Signorell, Aita
Brunner, Nina C.
Kalenga, Jean-Claude
Akano, Babatunde K.
Ayodeji, Kazeem
Okon, Charles
Yusuf, Ocheche
Athieno, Proscovia
Kimera, Joseph
Tumukunde, Gloria
Angiro, Irene
Delvento, Giulia
Lee, Tristan T.
Lambiris, Mark J.
Kwiatkowski, Marek
Cereghetti, Nadja
Visser, Theodoor
Napier, Harriet G.
Cohen, Justin M.
Buj, Valentina
Burri, Christian
Lengeler, Christian
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_2ba73178c9f64d9aba74b45ee7142511
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1741-7015
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1741-7015
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10.1186/s12916-022-02541-8
