Open AccessLimited Level of Accuracy Provided by Available Rapid Diagnosis Tests for Malaria Enhances the Need for PCR-Based Reference Laboratories
Author(s) -
José Miguel Rubio,
I. Buhigas,
Mercedes Subirats,
Margarita Baquero,
Sabino Puente,
Agustín Benito
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.39.7.2736-2737.2001
Subject(s) - malaria , medical diagnosis , diagnostic test , case fatality rate , diagnostic accuracy , medicine , diagnosis of malaria , intensive care medicine , plasmodium falciparum , pediatrics , immunology , pathology , epidemiology
The rise of imported malaria cases and the high fatality rate in Europe make the search for new and easy diagnostic methods necessary. Rapid diagnosis tests (RDTs) are, in part, developed to cover the lack of diagnosis experience. Unfortunately, our data suggest that the accuracy of RDTs is insufficient and could increase the number of incorrect malaria diagnoses.