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... 1 Prozone effect in 17 HRP-2 based malaria rapid diagnostic ...zone effect was defined as an increase in HRP-2 line intensity upon dilu- tion of the sample as observed in two ... See full document

... two malaria rapid diagnostic tests in a remote area of ...quality assessment of malaria microscopy in the Democratic Republic of the ... See full document

... J: Assessment of the prozone effect in malaria rapid diagnostic ...a malaria- endemic area: Cost, feasibility, sensitivity, specificity, predictive value and deletion of ... See full document

... for malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) were assessed for their consistency, accuracy and ease of use in the hands of laboratory technicians and village health ...The effect of ... See full document

... than to routinely submitted samples. Finally, a single EQA session such as the present one will only offer a cross sectional idea about the performances of the parti- cipants. On the other hand, the method of EQA has its ... See full document

... consequences of non-comprehension of symbols in terms of practical handling and diagnostic accuracy. The comprehension of IVD symbols on RDTs is poor The present study showed that laboratory staff in different ... See full document

... new malaria surveillance tools and strategies is critical, given improved global malaria control and regional elimination ...from malaria rapid diagnostic tests ...improved ... See full document

... into assessment procedures and procurement practices – particularly when extended to other IVDs - will add quality as a driving mar- ket factor, increase awareness about quality standards for IVDs among end-users ... See full document

... by diagnostic algo- rithms recommending to repeat testing after an unex- pected negative RDT result ...the prozone, as hyperparasitaemia represents a life-threatening ...for prozone [1,20]. Possible ... See full document

... Even where data are available, many of these factors vary even within a single country or region, presenting a com- plicated picture to decision-makers. The availability, performance and prices of diagnostic ... See full document

... Limitations and Strengths The present study used a limited and selected number of samples, precluding calculation of predictive values and providing wide confidence intervals for non-falciparum results. Furthermore, RDTs ... See full document

... Section 2.4 defines the focus of the thesis and justifies the choice of a 3 chapter approach. Section 2.5 consists of definitions of relevant concepts and methods which are used in evaluation of new technologies and ... See full document

... for malaria classified according to the Global Fund Qual- ity Assurance Policy, version 3” of the Global Fund (fur- ther shortly referred to as “Global Fund list”) ...four-band tests, targeting the common ... See full document

... of malaria has up to now relied nearly exclusively on light microscopy which is a valuable tech- nique when performed correctly but unreliable and was- teful when poorly ...improve malaria con- trol ... See full document

... point-of-care malaria diagnostic ...‘‘prozone effect’’, need to be considered as a potential cause of the relatively low RDT sensitivity, particularly since the HRP2 based RDT failed to detect ... See full document

... of diagnostic testing (92.89 of adherence of health care workers to malaria RDT), the prescription of anti- malarials is affected by the performance of the malaria RDT used in the study area ... See full document

... National Malaria Control Programme in Mada- gascar should train its healthcare staff and the end-users of RDTs to provide information concerning the possibility ... See full document

... prophylactic effect against subsequent infections out- weighing the risk of not treating genuine sub- microscopic infections missed by microscopy that could have a profound effect on the pregnancy ... See full document

... if tests are stored for prolonged periods at such ...for malaria diagnosis, ambient tem- peratures are frequently above 30°C and, therefore, in peripheral health facilities where refrigeration is likely to ... See full document

... Comparisons between tests were made by adding a covariate for brand, test type or antigen to the accuracy and threshold param- eters, assuming a common underlying shape. The impact of test type and antibody on the ... See full document