An Update on Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests
- 23 October 2018
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Current Infectious Disease Reports
- Vol. 20 (12) , 49
Abstract
Modern advances in malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) technology have increased demand for low-cost, easy-to-use assays in areas endemic for malaria. Substantial developments in diagnostic sensitivity and specificity, improvements in non-falciparum RDTs, and novel biotechnological innovations are gradually aligning the performance of RDTs with reference-level diagnostics including PCR and expert microscopy gold standards.Keywords
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