Keep the quality high: the benefits of lot testing for the quality control of malaria rapid diagnostic tests

Keep the quality high: the benefits of lot testing for the quality control of malaria rapid diagnostic tests

Abstract Background The production and use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) has risen dramatically over the past 20 years. In view of weak or non-existing in vitro diagnostics (IVD) regulations and post-marketing surveillance (PMS) systems in malaria endemic countries, the World Health Organ...

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Main Authors: Sandra Incardona, David Bell, Ana Campillo, Jane Cunningham, Frederic Ariey, Thierry Fandeur, Jennifer Luchavez, Christian Anthony Luna, Didier Ménard, Sina Nhem, Johanna Beulah Sornillo, Benoit Witkowski, Zachary Katz, Sabine Dittrich, Xavier C. Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Diagnostics
Rapid diagnostic test
Lot testing
Quality control
Post-market surveillance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03324-3

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