Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of CareStart G6PD deficiency Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) in a malaria endemic area in Ghana, Africa.

Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of CareStart G6PD deficiency Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) in a malaria endemic area in Ghana, Africa.

<h4>Background</h4>Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most widespread enzyme defect that can result in red cell breakdown under oxidative stress when exposed to certain medicines including antimalarials. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of CareStart G6PD defic...

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Main Authors: Dennis Adu-Gyasi, Kwaku Poku Asante, Sam Newton, David Dosoo, Sabastina Amoako, George Adjei, Nicholas Amoako, Love Ankrah, Samuel Kofi Tchum, Emmanuel Mahama, Veronica Agyemang, Kingsley Kayan, Seth Owusu-Agyei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125796

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