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Open Access | Accuracy of an Immunochromatographic Diagnostic Test (ICT Malaria Combo Cassette Test) Compared to Microscopy among under Five-Year-Old Children when Diagnosing Malaria in Equatorial Guinea

Submitted by patrick sampao on August 25, 2010 - 14:49
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José-Luis P., Maria R., et al.
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Malaria Research and Treatment, Volume 2010 (2010)
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The general results showed little concordance between the ICT test and microscopy (kappa = 0.28, se: 0.04). In Equatorial Guinea, the ICT Malaria Combo Cassette Test has proven to be an acceptable test to detect high P. falciparum parasitemias.

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