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| Title |
Dried Plasmodium falciparum-infected samples as positive controls for malaria rapid diagnostic tests
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Malaria Journal, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-11-239 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael Aidoo, Jaymin C Patel, John W Barnwell |
| Abstract |
Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are central to fulfilling the WHO's recommendation for parasitologic confirmation of all suspected cases of malaria. RDT performance may be compromised when exposed to the high temperature conditions typical of most malaria endemic regions. However, a systematic method to monitor RDT quality and performance in endemic countries is lacking at the present time. Current methods to monitor RDT performance in the field include comparing results from RDTs to diagnoses made by light microscopy and observing health workers perform tests. These methods are not substitutes for direct quality control. In this study, the suitability of dried Plasmodium falciparum-infected blood as quality control samples for malaria RDTs was evaluated. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 41 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 5% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 2% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 37 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 10 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 12% |
| Other | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 7% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 34% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 20% |
| Engineering | 5 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 10% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 12% |
| Unknown | 3 | 7% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 July 2012.
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#15,247,248
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#4,454
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#104,348
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#67
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