Sensitivity and specificity for malaria classification of febrile persons by rapid diagnostic test, microscopy, parasite DNA, histidine-rich protein 2, and IgG: Dakar, Senegal 2015

Sensitivity and specificity for malaria classification of febrile persons by rapid diagnostic test, microscopy, parasite DNA, histidine-rich protein 2, and IgG: Dakar, Senegal 2015

Objectives: Different methods for detecting Plasmodium parasite infection or exposure are available, but a systematic comparison of all these methodologies to predict malaria infection is lacking. Understanding the characteristics of respective tests is helpful in choosing the most appropriate tests...

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Main Authors: Aida Badiane, Julie Thwing, John Williamson, Eric Rogier, Mamadou Alpha Diallo, Daouda Ndiaye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Malaria
Diagnostics
PCR
Antigen detection
IgG detection
Latent class analysis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222002594

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