A Diagnostic Accuracy Study to Evaluate Standard Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) Alone to Safely Rule Out Imported Malaria in Children Presenting to UK Emergency Departments

BACKGROUND: Microscopy is the gold standard for malaria diagnosis but is dependent on trained personnel. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) form the mainstay of diagnosis in endemic areas without access to high-quality microscopy. We aimed to evaluate whether RDT alone could rule out imported malaria in...

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Autores principales: Bird, Chris, Hayward, Gail N, Turner, Philip J, Merrick, Vanessa, Lyttle, Mark D, Mullen, Niall, Fanshawe, Thomas R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10231394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37070464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piad024

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10231394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37070464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piad024

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