Immediate assessment of performance of medical laboratory scientists following a 10-day malaria microscopy training programme in Nigeria

• Main Authors: Bolatito Aiyenigba (Author), Abiodun Ojo (Author), Adolor Aisiri (Author), Justus Uzim (Author), Oluwole Adeusi (Author), Halima Mwenesi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Rapid and precise diagnosis of malaria is an essential element in effective case management and control of malaria. Malaria microscopy is used as the gold standard for malaria diagnosis, however results remain poor as positivity rate in Nigeria is consistently over 90%. The Unite...