Laboratory evaluation of immunochromatographic rapid diagnostic tests for cholera in Haiti.

BACKGROUND:Rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for cholera are promising tools for detecting cholera in areas with limited laboratory infrastructure. However, evidence on the characteristics of the many available RDTs is scarce, and their use has been limited by suboptimal performance. We evaluated the per...

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Main Authors: Wilfredo R Matias, Fabrice E Julceus, Cademil Abelard, Leslie M Mayo-Smith, Molly F Franke, Jason B Harris, Louise C Ivers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5665506?pdf=render