Malaria over-diagnosis in Cameroon: diagnostic accuracy of Fluorescence and Staining Technologies (FAST) Malaria Stain and LED microscopy versus Giemsa and bright field microscopy validated by polymerase chain reaction

• Main Authors: Sean M. Parsel (Author), Steven A. Gustafson (Author), Edward Friedlander (Author), Alexander A. Shnyra (Author), Aderosoye J. Adegbulu (Author), Ying Liu (Author), Nicole M. Parrish (Author), Syed A. Jamal (Author), Eve Lofthus (Author), Leo Ayuk (Author), Charles Awasom (Author), Carolyn J. Henry (Author), Carole P. McArthur (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Malaria is a major world health issue and its continued burden is due, in part, to difficulties in the diagnosis of the illness. The World Health Organization recommends confirmatory testing using microscopy-based techniques or rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for all cases of suspec...