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

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. This is an interventional study that recruited children

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Veröffentlicht in:	Malaria journal 2018-12, Vol.17 (1), p.468-468, Article 468
Hauptverfasser:	Quakyi, Isabella A, Adjei, George O, Sullivan, Jr, David J, Laar, Amos, Stephens, Judith K, Owusu, Richmond, Winch, Peter, Sakyi, Kwame S, Coleman, Nathaniel, Krampa, Francis D, Essuman, Edward, Aubyn, Vivian N A, Boateng, Isaac A, Borteih, Bernard B, Vanotoo, Linda, Tuakli, Juliet, Addison, Ebenezer, Bart-Plange, Constance, Sorvor, Felix, Adjei, Andrew A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antigens Body temperature Children Children < 5 years Combo Dehydrogenases Diagnosis Diagnostic tests DNA Erythrocytes Febrile Fever Health aspects Health facilities HRP2 Human diseases Malaria Medical tests Methods Microscopy Nucleotide sequence Parasites PCR Pediatric diseases Physiological aspects Plasmodium falciparum Proteins Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) Rural areas Systematic review Vector-borne diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	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. This is an interventional study that recruited children
ISSN:	1475-2875 1475-2875
DOI:	10.1186/s12936-018-2613-x