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SUBMITTER: Williams JE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4787605 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Williams John E JE Cairns Matthew M Njie Fanta F Laryea Quaye Stephen S Awine Timothy T Oduro Abraham A Tagbor Harry H Bojang Kalifa K Magnussen Pascal P Ter Kuile Feiko O FO Woukeu Arouna A Milligan Paul P Chandramohan Daniel D Greenwood Brian B
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20151231 7
<h4>Background</h4>Intermittent screening and treatment in pregnancy (ISTp) is a potential strategy for the control of malaria during pregnancy. However, the frequency and consequences of malaria infections missed by a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) for malaria are a concern.<h4>Methods</h4>Primigravidae and secundigravidae who participated in the ISTp arm of a noninferiority trial in 4 West African countries were screened with an HRP2/pLDH RDT on enrollment and, in Ghana, at subsequent antenatal c ...[more]