Low sensitivity of paraHIT-F rapid malaria test among patients with fever in rural health centers, Northern Tanzania

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 204-208

  Kweka, Eliningaya J ^a   Lowassa, Asanterabi ^b   Msangi, Shandala ^a   Kimaro, Epiphania E ^a   Lyatuu, Ester E ^a   Mwang'onde, Beda J ^a   Mahande, Aneth M ^a   Mazigo, Humphrey D ^c  

^a TROPICAL PESTICIDES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; RDT; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 79954613626     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1346     Document Type: Article

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