Reducing malaria misdiagnosis: the importance of correctly interpreting Paracheck Pf(® )"faint test bands" in a low transmission area of Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Although malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have been extensively evaluated since their introduction in the early 1990's, sensitivity and specificity vary widely limiting successful integration into clinical practice. This paper reviews specific issues surrounding RDT use in fiel...

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Autores principales: Allen, Lisa K, Hatfield, Jennifer M, DeVetten, Giselle, Ho, Jeremy C, Manyama, Mange
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3266231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22054069
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-308

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3266231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22054069
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-308

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