Prozone in malaria rapid diagnostics tests: How many cases are missed?

Malaria Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gillet, Philippe ^a   Scheirlinck, Annelies ^a   Stokx, Jocelijn ^a,b   De Weggheleire, Anja ^a   Chaúque, Hélder S ^b   Canhanga, Oreana Djv ^b   Tadeu, Benvindo T ^c   Mosse, Carla Dd ^c   Tiago, Armindo ^d   Mabunda, Samuel ^d   Bruggeman, Cathrien ^e   Bottieau, Emmanuel ^a   Jacobs, Jan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Provincial Hospital of Tete (PHT)   (Mozambique)

^c Provincial Health Authorities ^*  (Mozambique)

^d National Malaria Control Programme   (Mozambique)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FIELD WORK; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALARIA RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROZONE; SCHOOL CHILD; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MIDDLE AGED; MOZAMBIQUE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958769655     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-166     Document Type: Article

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