Comparative Evaluation of Bivalent Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests versus Traditional Methods in Field with Special Reference to Heat Stability Testing in Central India

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Singh, Neeru ^a,b   Bharti, Praveen K ^a   Singh, Mrigendra P ^b   Mishra, Sweta ^a   Shukla, Man M ^b   Sharma, Ravendra K ^a   Singh, Rajesh K ^c  

^a Regional Medical Research Centre for Tribals   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^c Madhya Pradesh Technical Assistance Support Team (TAST)   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; PRIMAQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE; DIAGNOSTIC KIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; GOLD STANDARD; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THERMOSTABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; HEAT; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEVER; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874601887     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058080     Document Type: Article

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