Accuracy of malaria diagnosis by clinical laboratories in Belgium

Abstract Background The Belgian Reference Laboratory for Plasmodium offers a free-of-charge reference testing of malaria-positive or doubtful samples to clinical laboratories. Methods The final malaria diagnosis from the Reference Laboratory (microscopy, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and Plasmodium...

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Main Authors: Laura Loomans, Anali Conesa Botella, Agnes D’hondt, Jacob Verschueren, Dorien Van den Bossche, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Jan Jacobs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2731-0