Comparison of three rapid diagnostic tests for Plasmodium falciparum diagnosis in Ghana

Abstract Background Accurate diagnosis and timely treatment are crucial in combating malaria. Methods A total of 449 samples were screened for Plasmodium falciparum infection by expert microscopy, qPCR, and three RDTs, namely Rapigen Biocredit Malaria Ag Pf (detecting HRP2 and pLDH on separate bands...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Malaria Journal
Main Authors: Tolulope Adeyemi Kayode, Agyapong Kofi Addo, Thomas Kwame Addison, Austine Tweneboah, Stephen Opoku Afriyie, Dawood Ackom Abbas, Ayesha Seth, Abraham K. Badu-Tawiah, Kingsley Badu, Cristian Koepfli
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024
Subjects:
Malaria diagnosis
Rapid diagnostic test
Ultrasensitive RDT
HRP2
PLDH
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Abbott
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-05073-z
https://doaj.org/article/c3cb2e9340eb4b319cc34ff0c1f4ab1e

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