The way forward in diagnostics How can we improve the IMCI clinical algorithm with available tools? 1) including the clinical predictors found in the fever study 2) adding diagnostic tests to RDT for malaria : - RDT for influenza or RSV (cough) ? - chest Xray (clinical pneumonia) ? - urine dipstick (children <2 years) ?
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- RDT for typhoid (children >2 years) ?
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