Field evaluation of a PfHRP-2/pLDH rapid diagnostic test and light microscopy for diagnosis and screening of falciparum malaria during the peak seasonal transmission in an endemic area in Yemen

BACKGROUND: Malaria is a public health threat in Yemen, with 149,451 cases being reported in 2013. Of these, Plasmodium falciparum represents 99 %. Prompt diagnosis by light microscopy (LM) and rapid diagnostic tests (RTDs) is a key element in the national strategy of malaria control. The heterogene...

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Autores principales: Alareqi, Lina M. Q., Mahdy, Mohammed A. K., Lau, Yee-Ling, Fong, Mun-Yik, Abdul-Ghani, Rashad, Ali, Arwa A., Cheong, Fei-Wen, Tawfek, Rehab, Mahmud, Rohela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4730713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26821911
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1103-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4730713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26821911
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1103-2

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