Use of a three-band HRP2/pLDH combination rapid diagnostic test increases diagnostic specificity for falciparum malaria in Ugandan children
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On the use of rapid diagnostic test kits for malaria.
The Permanente Journal/ Spring 2007/ Volume 11 No. 2 Since I wrote in The Permanente Journal (TPJ) (Fall 2005) about post-tsunami malaria in Indonesia, there have been several requests from TPJ readers regarding access to and anticipated availability of rapid diagnostic test kits (RDTs) for malaria. It is with regret that I relate that there is no intent to market these in the United States. Th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Malaria Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-43