Clinical diagnostic evaluation of HRP2 and pLDH-based rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in an area receiving seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Niger.
Matthew E ColdironBachir AssaoCéline LangendorfNathan Sayinzoga-MakombeIza CigleneckiRoberto de la TourErwan PiriouMahaman Yarima BakoAnn MuminaOusmane GuindoAnne-Laure PageRebecca F GraisPublished in: Malaria journal (2019)
The low specificity of the pLDH RDT in this setting was unexpected and is not easily explained. As the pLDH test continues to be introduced into new settings, the questions raised by this study will need to be addressed.
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