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The 79th Bubble Wrap x Bristol Royal Hospital For Children

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This was a secondary outcome embedded in the Travel Fever study – a multi-centre, retrospective diagnostic accuracy study for imported malaria. This compared the reference test (standard microscopy) with the index test (standard rapid diagnostic test (RDT)). had ‘no fracture’, 39.3%

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The 73rd Bubble Wrap

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Article 1: Does rapid diagnostic testing for Malaria work? A Diagnostic Accuracy Study to Evaluate Standard Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) Alone to Safely Rule Out Imported Malaria in Children Presenting to UK Emergency Departments. This puts a high financial and resource cost on front-line settings.