Diagnostic performance of an ultrasensitive HRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic test kit used in surveys of afebrile people living in Southern Ghana

Diagnostic performance of an ultrasensitive HRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic test kit used in surveys of afebrile people living in Southern Ghana

Abstract Background The Alere™ Malaria Ag P.f Ultra-sensitive RDT (UsmRDT) kit is an HRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) with enhanced sensitivity relative to the SD Bioline Malaria Ag P.f RDT (mRDT) kit. However, the diagnostic performance of the UsmRDT kit has not been evaluated in Ghan...

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Main Authors: Festus K. Acquah, Dickson Donu, Evans K. Obboh, Dorcas Bredu, Bernice Mawuli, Jones A. Amponsah, Joseph Quartey, Linda E. Amoah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Ultrasensitive RDT
Sensitivity
Specificity
Asymptomatic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03665-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03665-7

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