Performance of BIOCREDIT Pf/Pv lactate dehydrogenase-based malaria rapid diagnostic test among pregnant women with suspected malaria infection in Bahir Dar City Administration, northwest Ethiopia
BIOCREDIT Pf/Pv performed better for the diagnosis of P. falciparum infection in pregnant women than the previously in-use CareStart™ Pf/Pv. We recommend using the BIOCREDIT Pf/Pv RDT in Ethiopia for the diagnosis of both species given the high prevalence and widespread nature of the hrp2/3 gene deletion in the country.
Authors
- Mulat Yimer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5840-513X)
- Endalkachew Nibret (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7063-2877)
- Delenasaw Yewhalaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2907-9360)
- Banchamlak Tegegne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9916-3162)
- Dylan R. Pillai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9518-5551)
- Abaineh Munshea Abitew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1469-2189)
- Getaneh Alemu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3478-4176)
- Mekonnen Teferi
Institutions
- Jimma University (ET)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Ethiopian Public Health Institute (ET)
- Armauer Hansen Research Institute (ET)
- Bahir Dar University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322362
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88