Rapid diagnostic test negative Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a traveller returning from Ethiopia

Rapid diagnostic test negative Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a traveller returning from Ethiopia

Abstract Background Plasmodium falciparum strains with mutations/deletions of the genes encoding the histidine-rich proteins 2/3 (pfhrp2/3) have emerged during the last 10 years leading to false-negative results in HRP2-based rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). This can lead to unrecognized infections in...

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Main Authors: Stefan Schlabe, Ingrid Reiter-Owona, Tamara Nordmann, Ramona Dolscheid-Pommerich, Egbert Tannich, Achim Hoerauf, Jürgen Rockstroh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
RDT
HRP2
Ethiopia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03678-2

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