Clinical performance of an automated reader in interpreting malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parasitological confirmation of malaria is now recommended in all febrile patients by the World Health Organization (WHO) to reduce inappropriate use of anti-malarial drugs. Widespread implementation of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) is regarded as an effective strategy to achieve this goal. However, the quality of diagnosis provided by RDTs in remote rural dispensaries and health centres is not ideal. Feasible RDT quality control programmes in these settings are challenging. Collection of information regarding diagnostic events is also very deficient in low-resource countries.

Methods

A prospective cohort of consecutive patients aged more than one year from both genders, seeking routine care for febrile episodes at dispensaries located in the Bagamoyo district of

SUBMITTER: Shekalaghe S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3646688 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature