Paracheck-Pf<sup>® </sup>accuracy and recently treated <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>infections: is there a risk of over-diagnosis?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An assessment of the accuracy of <it>Paracheck Pf</it><sup>®</sup>, a malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) detecting histidine rich protein 2 was undertaken amongst children aged 6–59 months in eastern Democrat...

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Main Authors: Senga Raphael, Counihan Helen, Swarthout Todd D, van den Broek Ingrid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/6/1/58