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| Title |
Accuracy of Pf HRP2 versus Pf-pLDH antigen detection by malaria rapid diagnostic tests in hospitalized children in a seasonal hyperendemic malaria transmission area in Burkina Faso
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| Published in |
Malaria Journal, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-13-20 |
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| Authors |
Jessica Maltha, Issa Guiraud, Palpouguini Lompo, Bérenger Kaboré, Philippe Gillet, Chris Van Geet, Halidou Tinto, Jan Jacobs |
| Abstract |
In most sub-Saharan African countries malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are now used for the diagnosis of malaria. Most RDTs used detect Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein-2 (PfHRP2), though P. falciparum-specific parasite lactate dehydrogenase (Pf-pLDH)-detecting RDTs may have advantages over PfHRP2-detecting RDTs. Only few data are available on the use of RDTs in severe illness and the present study compared Pf-pLDH to PfHRP2-detection. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 131 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2 | 2% |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 124 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 23 | 18% |
| Researcher | 21 | 16% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 23 | 18% |
| Unknown | 15 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 40 | 31% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 11 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 9 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 20 | 15% |
| Unknown | 21 | 16% |