Field evaluation of diagnostic performance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in western Kenya

Malaria Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Wanja, Elizabeth W ^a   Kuya, Nickline ^a   Moranga, Collins ^a   Hickman, Mark ^b   Johnson, Jacob D ^c   Moseti, Carolyne ^a   Anova, Lalaine ^b   Ogutu, Bernhards ^a   Ohrt, Colin ^d  

^a U S ARMY   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Translational Medicine International LLC   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Malaria; Microscopy; Performance; Rapid diagnostic tests; Western Kenya

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; KENYA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALARIA RAPID TEST; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE INFECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION STUDY; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; KENYA; MALARIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84985947131     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1508-y     Document Type: Article

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