HRP2 and pLDH-Based Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Expert Microscopy, and PCR for Detection of Malaria Infection during Pregnancy and at Delivery in Areas of Varied Transmission: A Prospective Cohort Study in Burkina Faso and Uganda.

HRP2 and pLDH-Based Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Expert Microscopy, and PCR for Detection of Malaria Infection during Pregnancy and at Delivery in Areas of Varied Transmission: A Prospective Cohort Study in Burkina Faso and Uganda.

Intermittent screening and treatment (IST) of malaria during pregnancy has been proposed as an alternative to intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp), where IPTp is failing due to drug resistance. However, the antenatal parasitaemias are frequently very low, and the most appropriate sc...

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Main Authors: Daniel J Kyabayinze, Issaka Zongo, Jane Cunningham, Michelle Gatton, Patrick Angutoko, John Ategeka, Yves-Daniel Compaoré, Atis Muehlenbachs, Jerry Mulondo, Miriam Nakalembe, Fabrice A Somé, Aminata Ouattara, Noél Rouamba, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo, Heidi Hopkins, David Bell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4933335?pdf=render

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