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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...
Autores principales: | Bird, Chris, Hayward, Gail N, Turner, Philip J, Merrick, Vanessa, Lyttle, Mark D, Mullen, Niall, Fanshawe, Thomas R |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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