Diagnostic capacity, and predictive values of rapid diagnostic tests for accurate diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum in febrile children in Asante-Akim, Ghana

Authors :: Isabella A. Quakyi
George O. Adjei
David J. Sullivan
Amos Laar
Judith K. Stephens
Richmond Owusu
Peter Winch
Kwame S. Sakyi
Nathaniel Coleman
Francis D. Krampa
Edward Essuman
Vivian N. A. Aubyn
Isaac A. Boateng
Bernard B. Borteih
Linda Vanotoo
Juliet Tuakli
Ebenezer Addison
Constance Bart-Plange
Felix Sorvor
Andrew A. Adjei
Source :: Malaria Journal, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018)
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: BMC, 2018.
Abstract: Abstract Background This study seeks to compare the performance of HRP2 (First Response) and pLDH/HRP2 (Combo) RDTs for falciparum malaria against microscopy and PCR in acutely ill febrile children at presentation and follow-up. Methods This is an interventional study that recruited children

Subjects :: Febrile
Children
Rapid diagnostic test (RDT)
Malaria
HRP2
Combo
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216

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