Clinical diagnostic evaluation of HRP2 and pLDH-based rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in an area receiving seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Niger

BACKGROUND: Rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for malaria are common, but their performance varies. Tests using histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) antigen are most common, and many have high sensitivity. HRP2 tests can remain positive for weeks after treatment, limiting their specificity and usefulness in h...

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Autores principales: Coldiron, Matthew E., Assao, Bachir, Langendorf, Céline, Sayinzoga-Makombe, Nathan, Ciglenecki, Iza, de la Tour, Roberto, Piriou, Erwan, Yarima Bako, Mahaman, Mumina, Ann, Guindo, Ousmane, Page, Anne-Laure, Grais, Rebecca F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6933886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31878947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-3079-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6933886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31878947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-3079-1

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