Cochrane Library special collection: malaria diagnosis and treatment

Cochrane Special Collections: Malaria diagnosis and treatment

Cochrane Collaboration conducts independent reviews of the evidence in prevention and treatment. This special collection was compiled on World Malaria Day 2014.

Titles of the Cochrane systematic reviews include:

• Rapid diagnostic tests for diagnosing uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria in endemic countries
• Dihydroartemisinin‐piperaquine for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
• Azithromycin for treating uncomplicated malaria
• Antipyretic measures for treating fever in malaria
• Artemisinin‐based combination therapy for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria
• Primaquine for preventing relapse in people with Plasmodium vivax malaria treated with chloroquine
• Home‐ or community‐based programmes for treating malaria