ArticleHeliyon2021
Performance assessment of a widely used rapid diagnostic test CareStart™ compared to microscopy for the detection of
Article in Heliyon, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence of malaria and its major parasite species in Bangladesh: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Malaria journal · 2026Pooled it
- Performance and challenges of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in endemic regions of Africa.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- In silico design and validation of a Plasmodium falciparum multi-epitope diagnostic antigen (PfMEDA1) for the diagnosis of falciparum malaria.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
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- SubclinicalResearch and reports in tropical medicine · 2025Article
- Histidine-rich protein (hrp) 2-based RDT false-negatives and Plasmodium falciparum hrp 2 and 3 gene deletions in low, seasonal and intense perennial transmission zones in Cameroon: a cross - sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Malaria parasite burden and heterogeneity of risk factors among Central African Republic refugees: a cross-sectional study in the Gado-Badzere refugee camp in Eastern Cameroon.Frontiers in tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Influence of tillage systems and sowing dates on the incidence of leaf spot disease in Telfairia occidentalis caused by Phoma sorghina in Cameroon.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Assessment of a Commercial Real-Time PCR Assay (Vitassay qPCR Malaria 5 Test) to Detect Human Malaria Infection in Travelers Returning to France.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- High prevalence of asymptomaticCurrent research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2022Article
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Abstract
While malaria remains a serious public health concern, its rapid or prompt diagnosis in remote areas is important in the fight against the disease. The study aimed to evaluate the performance of widely used Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kits for routinely detection of
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