Open AccessEvaluation of diagnostic accuracy of rapid diagnostic test for malaria diagnosis among febrile children in Calabar, Nigeria
Author(s) -
A. A. Iwuafor,
Okokon Ita Ita,
G. I. Ogban,
Ubong Udoh,
Chimereze Anthony Amajor
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/nmj.nmj_165_18
Subject(s) - rapid diagnostic test , malaria , gold standard (test) , medicine , diagnostic test , predictive value , diagnosis of malaria , diagnostic accuracy , positive predicative value , pediatrics , pathology , plasmodium falciparum
The WHO recommends that all cases of suspected malaria should undergo parasitological test. Currently, the parasitological test comprises the rapid diagnostic test (RDT) or the microscopy. The performance of RDT in relation to microscopy is yet to be fully comprehended.