Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests: Literary Review and Recommendation for a Quality Assurance, Quality Control Algorithm.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-25-2021
Abstract
Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have had an enormous global impact which contributed to the World Health Organization paradigm shift from empiric treatment to obtaining a parasitological diagnosis prior to treatment. Microscopy, the classic standard, requires significant expertise, equipment, electricity, and reagents. Alternatively, RDT's lower complexity allows utilization in austere environments while achieving similar sensitivities and specificities. Worldwide, there are over 200 different RDT brands that utilize three antigens: Plasmodium histidine-rich protein 2 (
Volume
11
Issue
5
ISSN
2075-4418
Published In/Presented At
Kavanaugh, M. J., Azzam, S. E., & Rockabrand, D. M. (2021). Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests: Literary Review and Recommendation for a Quality Assurance, Quality Control Algorithm. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 11(5), 768. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11050768
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
33922917
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article