Prevalence of Asymptomatic Malaria among Children in the Tamale Metropolis: How Does the PfHRP2 CareStart™ RDT Perform against Microscopy?

Background. Asymptomatic carriage of the malaria parasites, likewise its misdiagnosis, especially false negatives, due to the use of substandard rapid diagnosis tests (RDTs) has been shown to hinder the progress of the fight against malaria. Method. The study assessed the prevalence of asymptomatic...

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Main Authors: Osman N. Kanwugu, Gideon K. Helegbe, Paul A. Aryee, Abass Abdul-Karim, Frank Anaba, Zulka Ziblim, Evans D. Amevi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6457628