Agreement among rapid diagnostic tests, urine malaria tests, and microscopy in malaria diagnosis of adult patients in southwestern Nigeria.

Jonathan Ayobami OyeniyiIbrahim Sebutu BelloOlanrewaju Oloyede OyegbadeAzeez Oyemomi IbrahimOyeladun Funmi OkunromadeOladipupo Omolade Fakoya

Published in: The Journal of international medical research (2022)

The malaria prevalence was dependent on the method of diagnosis. This study revealed that RDTs are a promising diagnostic tool for malaria in resource-limited settings. However, urine malaria test kits require further improvement in sensitivity prior to field use in malaria-endemic settings.

Keyphrases

plasmodium falciparum
risk factors
optical coherence tomography
single cell
single molecule
high speed
quantum dots
sensitive detection