Assessment of two malaria rapid diagnostic tests in children under five years of age, with follow-up of false-positive pLDH test results, in a hyperendemic falciparum malaria area, Sierra Leone

BACKGROUND: Most malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) use HRP2 detection, including Paracheck-Pf(®), but their utility is limited by persistent false positivity after treatment. PLDH-based tests become negative more quickly, but sensitivity has been reported below the recommended standard of 90%. A...

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Autores principales: Gerstl, Sibylle, Dunkley, Sophie, Mukhtar, Ahmed, De Smet, Martin, Baker, Samuel, Maikere, Jacob
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2835716/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20092620
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-9-28

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