On the discriminatory and predictive accuracy of the RDT against the microscopy in the diagnosis of malaria among under-five children in Nigeria

Abstract Background Accurate identification of malaria cases is crucial to the management of cases and the eventual success of malaria eradication agenda. This study is designed to evaluate the discriminatory and predictive accuracy of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in Nigeria. Methods The da...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
RDT
NPV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2678-1