TY - JOUR T1 - BET 3 JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 953 LP - 954 DO - 10.1136/emj.2010.104935 VL - 27 IS - 12 A2 - , Y1 - 2010/12/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/27/12/953.2.abstract N2 - Report by: Nicholas Kuhl MD, Resident PhysicianSearch checked by: Jeff Jones MD, Research Director, Emergency PhysicianInstitution: Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USAThree-part questionIn (recent travellers or migrants with fever and a history of exposure to malaria endemic areas) does the (BinaxNOW Malaria rapid diagnostic test) have (adequate diagnostic accuracy to guide initial treatment decisions)?Clinical scenarioA 28-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with fever, influenza-like symptoms, and diarrhoea. History reveals she has recently returned from a 2-week trip to rural Kenya. You consider malaria in your differential and wonder if using the BinaxNOW Malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) has sufficient accuracy to guide your treatment decision and hasten disposition.Search strategyOvid MEDLINE(R) 1950 to August Week 3 2010; Embase 1980 to 2010 Week … ER -