How long do rapid diagnostic tests remain positive after anti-malarial treatment?

Abstract Background Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are increasingly becoming a paradigm for both clinical diagnosis of malaria infections and for estimating community parasite prevalence in household malaria indicator surveys in malaria-endemic countries. The antigens detected by RDTs are known to pe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ursula Dalrymple, Rohan Arambepola, Peter W. Gething, Ewan Cameron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
RDT
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2371-9