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Rapid Diagnostic Tests For Malaria Guide Treatment And Save Lives
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Audio News - LSHTM Podcast
English - January 03, 2012 12:48 - 3 minutes - 1.31 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsScience Health & Fitness Medicine medical audio news london school hygiene tropical medicine interview doctor Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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PHILADELPHIA—The recently-introduced rapid diagnostic test kits for malaria are saving lives — and not just among patients with malaria. In research for the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, scientists in Tanzania have found that patients whose fevers are not caused by malaria benefit from potentially life-saving treatments sooner if the cause is recognised by doing an actual test rather than just assuming all fever is malaria. Dr Florida Muro from the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi, Tanzania presented her findings to the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference here. Afterwards she told Peter Goodwin about her group’s research.