Comparative assessment of microscopy, malaria rapid diagnostic test and polymerase chain reaction as malaria diagnostic tools in Adama Woreda, East shoa zone of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
The 18S nested PCR assay showed superior performance in all circumstances. On the other hand, the overall performance of CareStart TM pf/pan RDTs was found to be comparable to that of microscopy. This finding highlights the value of parallel application of CareStart TM pf/pan RDTs and microscopy in a resource-limited setup.
Authors
- Getaneh Tegegn
- Ahmed Hussien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7342-9874)
- Ayenew Berhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2244-4476)
- Andargachew Almaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4895-3017)
- Habtu Debash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2512-4897)
- Getu Abeje (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1624-3464)
- Molla Getie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0628-7260)
- Endalamaw Gadisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5091-5466)
- A M Molla
- N. Gnanasekaren
- Tsegaye Meharie
Institutions
- Samara University (ET)
- Wollo University (ET)
- Debre Tabor University (ET)
- Jigjiga University (ET)
- Armauer Hansen Research Institute (ET)
- Injibara University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10173-x
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.97
Funders
- Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete
- Direktoratet for Utviklingssamarbeid