Performance and time to become negative after treatment of three malaria rapid diagnostic tests in low and high malaria transmission settings

Performance and time to become negative after treatment of three malaria rapid diagnostic tests in low and high malaria transmission settings

Abstract Background The performance of different malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) may be influenced by transmission intensity and by the length of time each test requires to become negative after treatment and patient’s recovery. Methods Results of three RDTs (two HRP2 and one pLDH antigen-based...

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Main Authors: Francesco Grandesso, Carolyn Nabasumba, Dan Nyehangane, Anne-Laure Page, Mathieu Bastard, Martin De Smet, Yap Boum, Jean-François Etard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Fever
Diagnostic
Rapid diagnostic test
Sensitivity
Specificity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-016-1529-6

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