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Working without a blindfold: the critical role of diagnostics in malaria control

Mark D Perkins* and David R Bell

Malaria Journal 2008, 7(Suppl 1):S5 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-S1-S5

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Real-time PCR assay and rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis of clinically suspected malaria patients in Bangladesh

Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Abu Naser Mohon, Shariar Mustafa, Wasif Ali Khan, Nazrul Islam, Mohammad Karim, Hamida Khanum, David J Sullivan, Rashidul Haque Malaria Journal 2011, 10:175 (26 June 2011)

Evaluation of a modified real-time PCR assay (as a gold standard) and the performance of four commercially-available malaria RDTs, along with the classical gold standard-microscopy in febrile patients in an area of high Plasmodium sp. asymptomatic infection in Bangladesh.

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Retail sector distribution chains for malaria treatment in the developing world: a review of the literature

Edith Patouillard, Kara G Hanson, Catherine A Goodman Malaria Journal 2010, 9:50 (11 February 2010)

A valuable and timely analysis of all the existing literature on the topic: with the advent of AMFm, it addresses the very important issue of private supply chain for anti-malarials.There needs to be nationally representative work done on this topic and more research into pricing determinants.