End-user errors in applying two malaria rapid diagnostic tests in a remote area of Sudan

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 406-409

  Seidahmed, Osama M E ^a   Mohamedein, Muneir M N ^b   Elsir, Afrah A ^c   Ali, Fayez T ^a   Malik, El Fatih M ^a   Ahmed, Eldirdieri S ^d  

^a National Malaria Control Programme   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JUBA   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Core Malaria Pf test; Error; OptiMAL test; Sudan; User practices

Indexed keywords

ERROR CORRECTION; MALARIA; TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SUDAN;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; MALARIA; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RURAL HEALTH; SUDAN;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN;

EID: 41849140801     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02015.x     Document Type: Article

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