Analysis of nucleic acids extracted from rapid diagnostic tests reveals a significant proportion of false positive test results associated with recent malaria treatment.
Salome HoschCharlene Aya YoboueOlivier Tresor DonfackEtienne A GuirouJean-Pierre DangyMaxmillian MpinaElizabeth NyakurunguKoranan BlöchligerCarlos A GuerraWonder P PhiriMitoha Ondo'o AyekabaGuillermo A GarcíaMarcel TannerClaudia DaubenbergerTobias SchindlerPublished in: Malaria journal (2022)
Malaria surveillance depending solely on RDTs needs well-integrated quality control procedures to assess the extent and impact of reduced sensitivity and specificity of RDTs on malaria control programmes.