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Paracheck-Pf® accuracy and recently treated Plasmodium falciparum infections: is there a risk of over-diagnosis?
Todd D Swarthout, Helen Counihan, Raphael Kabangwa K Senga, Ingrid van den Broek
Malar J. 2007; 6: 58. Published online 2007 May 16. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-58
PMCID:
PMC1890550
Abstract Full Text PDF–250K
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Reducing malaria misdiagnosis: the importance of correctly interpreting Paracheck Pf® "faint test bands" in a low transmission area of Tanzania
Lisa K Allen, Jennifer M Hatfield, Giselle DeVetten, Jeremy C Ho, Mange Manyama
BMC Infect Dis. 2011; 11: 308. Published online 2011 November 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-308
PMCID:
PMC3266231
Abstract Full Text PDF–235K Supplementary Material
Placental Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection: Operational accuracy of HRP2 rapid diagnostic tests in a malaria endemic setting
Daniel J Kyabayinze, James K Tibenderana, Mercy Nassali, Lynette K Tumwine, Clare Riches, Mark Montague, Helen Counihan, Prudence Hamade, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden, Sylvia Meek
Malar J. 2011; 10: 306. Published online 2011 October 18. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-306
PMCID:
PMC3206496
Abstract Full Text PDF–330K Supplementary Material
Malaria Rapid Testing by Community Health Workers Is Effective and Safe for Targeting Malaria Treatment: Randomised Cross-Over Trial in Tanzania
Marycelina Mubi, Annika Janson, Marian Warsame, Andreas Mårtensson, Karin Källander, Max G. Petzold, Billy Ngasala, Gloria Maganga, Lars L. Gustafsson, Amos Massele, Göran Tomson, Zul Premji, Anders Björkman
PLoS One. 2011; 6(7): e19753. Published online 2011 July 5. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019753
PMCID:
PMC3130036
Abstract Full Text PDF–203K Supplementary Material
"Test and treat" or presumptive treatment for malaria in high transmission situations? A reflection on the latest WHO guidelines
Bertrand Graz, Merlin Willcox, Thomas Szeless, André Rougemont
Malar J. 2011; 10: 136. Published online 2011 May 20. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-136
PMCID:
PMC3123602
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Evaluation of a PfHRP2 and a pLDH-based Rapid Diagnostic Test for the Diagnosis of Severe Malaria in 2 Populations of African Children
Ilse C. E. Hendriksen, George Mtove, Alínia José Pedro, Ermelinda Gomes, Kamolrat Silamut, Sue J. Lee, Abraham Mwambuli, Samwel Gesase, Hugh Reyburn, Nicholas P. J. Day, Nicholas J. White, Lorenz von Seidlein, Arjen M. Dondorp
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 May 1; 52(9): 1100–1107. doi: 10.1093/cid/cir143
PMCID:
PMC3070869
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Implementing school malaria surveys in Kenya: towards a national surveillance system
Caroline W Gitonga, Peris N Karanja, Jimmy Kihara, Mariam Mwanje, Elizabeth Juma, Robert W Snow, Abdisalan M Noor, Simon Brooker
Malar J. 2010; 9: 306. Published online 2010 October 30. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-306
PMCID:
PMC2984573
Abstract Full Text PDF–946K Supplementary Material
Performance of HRP-2 based rapid diagnostic test for malaria and its variation with age in an area of intense malaria transmission in southern tanzania
Anne Laurent, Joanna Schellenberg, Kizito Shirima, Sosthenes C Ketende, Pedro L Alonso, Hassan Mshinda, Marcel Tanner, David Schellenberg
Malar J. 2010; 9: 294. Published online 2010 October 26. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-294
PMCID:
PMC2974751
Abstract Full Text PDF–583K Supplementary Material
Comparative field performance and adherence to test results of four malaria rapid diagnostic tests among febrile patients more than five years of age in Blantyre, Malawi
Jobiba Chinkhumba, Jacek Skarbinski, Ben Chilima, Carl Campbell, Victoria Ewing, Miguel San Joaquin, John Sande, Doreen Ali, Don Mathanga
Malar J. 2010; 9: 209. Published online 2010 July 20. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-209
PMCID:
PMC2916916
Abstract Full Text PDF–309K
Accuracy of a rapid diagnostic test on the diagnosis of malaria infection and of malaria - attributable fever during low and high transmission season in Burkina Faso
Zeno Bisoffi, Sodiomon B Sirima, Joris Menten, Cristian Pattaro, Andrea Angheben, Federico Gobbi, Halidou Tinto, Claudia Lodesani, Bouma Neya, Maria Gobbo, Jef Van den Ende
Malar J. 2010; 9: 192. Published online 2010 July 7. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-192
PMCID:
PMC2914059
Abstract Full Text PDF–961K Supplementary Material
Cost Savings with Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria in Low-Transmission Areas: Evidence from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Joshua Yukich, Valerie D'Acremont, Judith Kahama, Ndeniria Swai, Christian Lengeler
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 July; 83(1): 61–68. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0632
PMCID:
PMC2912577
Abstract Full Text PDF–501K
Use of HRP-2-based rapid diagnostic test for Plasmodium falciparum malaria: assessing accuracy and cost-effectiveness in the villages of Dielmo and Ndiop, Senegal
Alioune Badara Ly, Adama Tall, Robert Perry, Laurence Baril, Abdoulaye Badiane, Joseph Faye, Christophe Rogier, Aissatou Touré, Cheikh Sokhna, Jean-François Trape, Rémy Michel
Malar J. 2010; 9: 153. Published online 2010 June 4. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-153
PMCID:
PMC2887884
Abstract Full Text PDF–995K
Community Effectiveness of Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Infants (IPTi) in Rural Southern Tanzania
Joanna R. M. Armstrong Schellenberg, Kizito Shirima, Werner Maokola, Fatuma Manzi, Mwifadhi Mrisho, Adiel Mushi, Hassan Mshinda, Pedro Alonso, Marcel Tanner, David M. Schellenberg
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 May; 82(5): 772–781. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0207
PMCID:
PMC2861388
Abstract Full Text PDF–964K
Assessment of two malaria rapid diagnostic tests in children under five years of age, with follow-up of false-positive pLDH test results, in a hyperendemic falciparum malaria area, Sierra Leone
Sibylle Gerstl, Sophie Dunkley, Ahmed Mukhtar, Martin De Smet, Samuel Baker, Jacob Maikere
Malar J. 2010; 9: 28. Published online 2010 January 21. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-28
PMCID:
PMC2835716
Abstract Full Text PDF–290K
Use and limitations of malaria rapid diagnostic testing by community health workers in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo
Michael Hawkes, Jean Paul Katsuva, Claude K Masumbuko
Malar J. 2009; 8: 308. Published online 2009 December 23. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-308
PMCID:
PMC2804690
Abstract Full Text PDF–421K
PfHRP2 and PfLDH antigen detection for monitoring the efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria
Sandrine Houzé, Mainoumata Dicko Boly, Jacques Le Bras, Philippe Deloron, Jean-François Faucher
Malar J. 2009; 8: 211. Published online 2009 September 7. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-211
PMCID:
PMC2754493
Abstract Full Text PDF–280K
Operational accuracy and comparative persistent antigenicity of HRP2 rapid diagnostic tests for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a hyperendemic region of Uganda
Daniel J Kyabayinze, James K Tibenderana, George W Odong, John B Rwakimari, Helen Counihan
Malar J. 2008; 7: 221. Published online 2008 October 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-221
PMCID:
PMC2584069
Abstract Full Text PDF–303K
Determinants of the accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests in malaria case management: evidence from low and moderate transmission settings in the East African highlands
Tarekegn A Abeku, Mojca Kristan, Caroline Jones, James Beard, Dirk H Mueller, Michael Okia, Beth Rapuoda, Brian Greenwood, Jonathan Cox
Malar J. 2008; 7: 202. Published online 2008 October 3. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-202
PMCID:
PMC2571107
Abstract Full Text PDF–397K
Impact of training in clinical and microscopy diagnosis of childhood malaria on antimalarial drug prescription and health outcome at primary health care level in Tanzania: A randomized controlled trial
Billy Ngasala, Marycelina Mubi, Marian Warsame, Max G Petzold, Amos Y Massele, Lars L Gustafsson, Goran Tomson, Zul Premji, Anders Bjorkman
Malar J. 2008; 7: 199. Published online 2008 October 2. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-199
PMCID:
PMC2566575
Abstract Full Text PDF–288K
Should countries implementing an artemisinin-based combination malaria treatment policy also introduce rapid diagnostic tests?
Charlotte M Zikusooka, Diane McIntyre, Karen I Barnes
Malar J. 2008; 7: 176. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-176
PMCID:
PMC2556342
Abstract Full Text PDF–366K
Performance and usefulness of the Hexagon rapid diagnostic test in children with asymptomatic malaria living in the Mount Cameroon region
Samuel Wanji, Helen K Kimbi, Joan E Eyong, Nicholas Tendongfor, Judith L Ndamukong
Malar J. 2008; 7: 89. Published online 2008 May 22. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-89
PMCID:
PMC2427036
Abstract Full Text PDF–241K
Field Evaluation of a Rapid Immunochromatographic Assay for Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection by Use of Whole Blood
Paul Roddy, Javier Goiri, Laurence Flevaud, Pedro Pablo Palma, Silvia Morote, Nines Lima, Luis Villa, Faustino Torrico, Pedro Albajar-Viñas
J Clin Microbiol. 2008 June; 46(6): 2022–2027. Published online 2008 April 9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02303-07
PMCID:
PMC2446863
Abstract Full Text PDF–143K
An interactive model for the assessment of the economic costs and benefits of different rapid diagnostic tests for malaria
Yoel Lubell, Heidi Hopkins, Christopher JM Whitty, Sarah G Staedke, Anne Mills
Malar J. 2008; 7: 21. Published online 2008 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-21
PMCID:
PMC2266929
Abstract Full Text PDF–686K
Update on Rapid Diagnostic Testing for Malaria
Clinton K. Murray, Robert A. Gasser, Jr., Alan J. Magill, R. Scott Miller
Clin Microbiol Rev. 2008 January; 21(1): 97–110. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00035-07
PMCID:
PMC2223842
Abstract Full Text PDF–167K
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