Malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT) vs clinical diagnosis
Antimalarial prescribing to microscopy‐ or PCR‐negative people · people with suspected malaria
Malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT) probably leads to lower antimalarial prescribing to microscopy‐ or PCR‐negative people compared with clinical diagnosis (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Adding rapid diagnostic tests to community‐based programmes for treating malaria 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.17 [0.07, 0.4]7877 participantsModerate