Rapid Diagnostic Testing for Plasmodium vivax and Nonfalciparum Malaria in Endemic Areas

Yemisi Takwoingi; Katharine Abba; Paul Garner

doi:10.1001/jama.2015.6719

Rapid Diagnostic Testing for Plasmodium vivax and Nonfalciparum Malaria in Endemic Areas

Yemisi Takwoingi
, Katharine Abba
, Paul Garner

Clinical Sciences

University of Birmingham
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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Abstract

Clinical Question

How sensitive and specific are rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for diagnosing Plasmodium vivax and nonfalciparum malaria in endemic areas?

Bottom Line

Vivax-specific RDTs were highly sensitive and specific when compared with microscopy (the gold standard) for detecting P vivax malaria. RDTs that can only distinguish Plasmodium falciparum from nonfalciparum malaria were less sensitive.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1065-1066
Number of pages	2
Journal	JAMA
Volume	314
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.6719
Publication status	Published - 8 Sept 2015

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