Global sequence variation in the histidine-rich proteins 2 and 3 of Plasmodium falciparum: implications for the performance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests

Autor: Mei-Fong Ho, James S. McCarthy, Jane Cunningham, John W. Barnwell, Jennifer Luchavez, Didier Menard, Sina Nhem, Nanhua Chen, David Bell, Michelle L. Gatton, Anita Pelecanos, Myat Phone Kyaw, Wellington Oyibo, Frédéric Ariey, Qin Cheng, Shan Qing Wang, Pamela Onyor, Claribel Murillo, Jeffery Hii, Audrey Albertini, Djibrine Djalle, Dionicia Gamboa, Diego F. Echeverry, Bernhards Ogutu, Salim Abdullah, Christopher Membi, Joanne Baker

Publikováno v: Malaria Journal
Malaria Journal, BioMed Central, 2010, 9, pp.129. ⟨10.1186/1475-2875-9-129⟩
Malaria Journal, Vol 9, Iss 1, p 129 (2010)

Background Accurate diagnosis is essential for prompt and appropriate treatment of malaria. While rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) offer great potential to improve malaria diagnosis, the sensitivity of RDTs has been reported to be highly variable. One p

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