A novel electronic algorithm using host biomarker point-of-care tests for the management of febrile illnesses in Tanzanian children (e-POCT): A randomized, controlled non-inferiority trial

Should all acutely ill children in primary care be tested with point-of-care CRP: a cluster randomised trial

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Point-of-care C-reactive protein testing to reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics for non-severe acute respiratory infections in Vietnamese primary health care: a randomised controlled trial

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Does pulse oximeter use impact health outcomes? A systematic review

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Performance of C-reactive protein and procalcitonin to distinguish viral from bacterial and malarial causes of fever in Southeast Asia

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Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2000–13, with projections to inform post-2015 priorities: an updated systematic analysis

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Biomarkers of Host Response Predict Primary End-Point Radiological Pneumonia in Tanzanian Children with Clinical Pneumonia: A Prospective Cohort Study

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New Algorithm for Managing Childhood Illness Using Mobile Technology (ALMANACH): A Controlled Non-Inferiority Study on Clinical Outcome and Antibiotic Use in Tanzania

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Managing the Sick Child in the Era of Declining Malaria Transmission: Development of ALMANACH, an Electronic Algorithm for Appropriate Use of Antimicrobials

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Can we distinguish pneumonia from wheezy diseases in tachypnoeic children under low-resource conditions? A prospective observational study in four Indian hospitals

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Invasive bacterial co-infection in African children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria: a systematic review

(2014) James Church et al.   BMC Medicine

Systematic review and validation of prediction rules for identifying children with serious infections in emergency departments and urgent-access primary care.

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Beyond Malaria — Causes of Fever in Outpatient Tanzanian Children

(2014) Valérie D'Acremont et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Rational prescribing in paediatrics in a resource-limited setting

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Using electronic technology to improve clinical care – results from a before-after cluster trial to evaluate assessment and classification of sick children according to Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) protocol in Tanzania

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Predictors of treatment failure in hospitalized children [3–59 months] with severe and very severe pneumonia

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Clinical Outcomes Associated With Procalcitonin Algorithms to Guide Antibiotic Therapy in Respiratory Tract Infections

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Duration of symptoms of respiratory tract infections in children: systematic review

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Low Rates of Treatment Failure in Children Aged 2–59 Months Treated for Severe Pneumonia: A Multisite Pooled Analysis

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Development of the Respiratory Index of Severity in Children (RISC) Score among Young Children with Respiratory Infections in South Africa

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Derivation and validation of age and temperature specific reference values and centile charts to predict lower respiratory tract infection in children with fever: prospective observational study

(2012) R. G. Nijman et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Reduction of anti-malarial consumption after rapid diagnostic tests implementation in Dar es Salaam: a before-after and cluster randomized controlled study

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An Evaluation of the Clinical Assessments of Under-Five Febrile Children Presenting to Primary Health Facilities in Rural Ghana

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Comparison of Oral Amoxicillin with Placebo for the Treatment of World Health Organization-Defined Nonsevere Pneumonia in Children Aged 2-59 Months: A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Pakistan

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Procalcitonin guidance and reduction of antibiotic use in acute respiratory tract infection

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Disease profile of children under 5 years attending primary health care clinics in a high HIV prevalence setting in South Africa

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An Evaluation of the Quality of IMCI Assessments among IMCI Trained Health Workers in South Africa

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Deriving temperature and age appropriate heart rate centiles for children with acute infections

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Severe Anemia in Malawian Children

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