False Positivity of Non-Targeted Infections in Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests: The Case of Human African Trypanosomiasis

BACKGROUND: In endemic settings, diagnosis of malaria increasingly relies on the use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). False positivity of such RDTs is poorly documented, although it is especially relevant in those infections that resemble malaria, such as human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). We the...

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Autores principales: Gillet, Philippe, Mumba Ngoyi, Dieudonné, Lukuka, Albert, Kande, Viktor, Atua, Benjamin, van Griensven, Johan, Muyembe, Jean-Jacques, Jacobs, Jan, Lejon, Veerle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3636101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23638201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002180

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3636101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23638201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002180

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