Universal versus conditional day 3 follow-up for children with non-severe unclassified fever at the community level in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A cluster-randomized, community-based non-inferiority trial

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In a cluster-randomized non-inferiority trial conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Luke C Mullany and colleagues provide evidence of minimal benefit of universal three-day follow-up to children with non-severe unclassified fever.

Vyšlo v časopise: Universal versus conditional day 3 follow-up for children with non-severe unclassified fever at the community level in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A cluster-randomized, community-based non-inferiority trial. PLoS Med 15(4): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002552
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