Malaria surveillance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: comparison of microscopy, PCR, and rapid diagnostic test.

ABSTRACT: Malaria surveillance is critical for control efforts, but diagnostic methods frequently disagree. Here, we compare microscopy, PCR, and a rapid diagnostic test in 7137 samples from children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo using latent class analysis. PCR had the highest sensitivity (94.6%) and microscopy had the lowest (76.7%).

SUBMITTER: Doctor SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4841725 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature