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Study Finds Rapid Tests for Malaria Linked to Increased Antibiotic Usage

Aug 07, 2017

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) discovered that introducing malaria rapid diagnostic tests across malaria-endemic regions improved antimalarial targeting, but also has prompted a slew of unintended consequences including the overuse of antibiotics.

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