Prevalence and clinical impact of malaria infections detected with a highly sensitive HRP2 rapid diagnostic test in Beninese pregnant women

Prevalence and clinical impact of malaria infections detected with a highly sensitive HRP2 rapid diagnostic test in Beninese pregnant women

Abstract Background While sub-microscopic malarial infections are frequent and potentially deleterious during pregnancy, routine molecular detection is still not feasible. This study aimed to assess the performance of a Histidine Rich Protein 2 (HRP2)-based ultrasensitive rapid diagnostic test (uRDT...

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Main Authors: Valérie Briand, Gilles Cottrell, Nicaise Tuike Ndam, Xavier Martiáñez-Vendrell, Bertin Vianou, Atika Mama, Bienvenue Kouwaye, Sandrine Houzé, Justine Bailly, Erasme Gbaguidi, Darius Sossou, Achille Massougbodji, Manfred Accrombessi, Alfredo Mayor, Xavier C. Ding, Nadine Fievet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Pregnancy
Africa
Diagnostic tests
HRP-2 antigen
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03261-1

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