Assessing the reliability of microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests in malaria diagnosis in areas with varying parasite density among older children and adult patients in Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Current malaria control strategies are based on early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of malaria cases. The study aimed at comparing the performance of blood film microscopy and rapid diagnostic test (RDT) in Plasmodium falciparum detection in patients ≥6 years of age. MATERIALS AND...

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Autores principales: Ayogu, EE, Ukwe, CV, Nna, EO
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4970340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27241807
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0022-3859.183167

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4970340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27241807
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0022-3859.183167

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