Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Malaria Microscopy for Guiding Malaria Treatment of Uncomplicated Fevers in Nigeria and Prereferral Cases in 3 African Countries | Zendy

Catherine O. Falade | Zendy; IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi | Zendy; Jesca NsungwaSabiiti | Zendy; Mohamadou Siribié | Zendy; Amidou Diarra | Zendy; Luc Sermé | Zendy; Chinenye Afonne | Zendy; Oyindamola B. Yusuf | Zendy; Zakaria Gansané | Zendy; Ayodele Samuel Jegede | Zendy; Jan Singlovic | Zendy; Melba Gomes | Zendy

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Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Malaria Microscopy for Guiding Malaria Treatment of Uncomplicated Fevers in Nigeria and Prereferral Cases in 3 African Countries

Author(s) -

Catherine O. Falade,

IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi,

Jesca NsungwaSabiiti,

Mohamadou Siribié,

Amidou Diarra,

Luc Sermé,

Chinenye Afonne,

Oyindamola B. Yusuf,

Zakaria Gansané,

Ayodele Samuel Jegede,

Jan Singlovic,

Melba Gomes

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciw628

Subject(s) - malaria , parasitemia , medicine , rapid diagnostic test , gold standard (test) , plasmodium falciparum , diagnosis of malaria , tropical medicine , population , pediatrics , immunology , environmental health , pathology

The World Health Organization recommends that malaria treatment be based on demonstration of the infecting Plasmodium parasite specie. Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are recommended at community points of care because they are accurate and rapid. We report on parasitological results in a malaria study in selected rural communities in 3 African countries.

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