The use of dried tube specimens of Plasmodium falciparum in an external quality assessment programme to evaluate health worker performance for malaria rapid diagnostic testing in healthcare centres in Togo
Abstract Background The use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) to diagnose malaria is common in sub-Saharan African laboratories, remote primary health facilities and in the community. Currently, there is a lack of reliable methods to ascertain health worker competency to accurately use RDTs in the te...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-01-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03569-y |