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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Published in:Malaria journal 2018-12, Vol.17 (1), p.468-468, Article 468
Main Authors: 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: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antigens
Body temperature
Children
Children < 5 years
Combo
Dehydrogenases
Diagnosis
Diagnostic tests
DNA
Erythrocytes
Febrile
Females
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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Summary: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