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SUBMITTER: Gorret AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8491838 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gorret Abalinda M AM Muhindo Rabbison R Baguma Emma E Ntaro Moses M Mulogo Edgar M EM Deutsch-Feldman Molly M Juliano Jonathan J JJ Nyehangane Dan D Boyce Ross M RM
The Journal of infectious diseases 20210701 1
We enrolled 250 febrile children in western Uganda to compare the results of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) when using capillary vs venous blood. Participants were tested with 4 different RDT types. Polymerase chain reaction testing was performed as the reference standard. Sensitivity and specificity were broadly similar across RDT types and sampling method. Agreement between sample type was high, ranging from 0.95 to 0.99. When following the manufacturer's recommended interpretation, onl ...[more]