Accuracy of malaria rapid diagnosis test Optimal-IT in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Muhindo, Hypolite Mavoko ^a   Ilombe, Gillon ^a   Meya, Ruth ^a   Mitashi, Patrick M ^a   Kutekemeni, Albert ^b   Gasigwa, Didier ^b   Lutumba, Pascal ^a   Van Geertruyden, Jean Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA   (Congo)

^b Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale   (Congo)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Democratic Republic of Congo; Malaria; Optimal IT ; Paracheck Pf ; Rapid Diagnostic Test

Indexed keywords

HISTIDINE; HISTIDINE RICH PROTEIN 2; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863477557     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-224     Document Type: Article

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