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. 2015 Sep 8;314(10):1065-6.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.6719.

Rapid Diagnostic Testing for Plasmodium vivax and Nonfalciparum Malaria in Endemic Areas

Yemisi Takwoingi  1 , Katharine Abba  2 , Paul Garner  2
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Rapid Diagnostic Testing for Plasmodium vivax and Nonfalciparum Malaria in Endemic Areas

Yemisi Takwoingi et al. JAMA. .
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Abstract

Clinical question: How sensitive and specific are rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for diagnosing Plasmodium vivax and nonfalciparum malaria in endemic areas?

Bottom line: Vivax-specific RDTs were highly sensitive and specific when compared with microscopy (the gold standard) for detecting P vivax malaria. RDTs that can only distinguish Plasmodium falciparum from nonfalciparum malaria were less sensitive.

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