Background Molecular detection of low-density Plasmodium falciparum infections is
essential for surveillance studies conducted to inform malaria control strategies in close-to-
elimination settings. Molecular monitoring of residual malaria infections usually requires a
large study size, therefore sampling and diagnostic processes need to be economical and
optimized for high-throughput. A method comparison was undertaken to identify the most
efficient diagnostic procedure for processing large collections of community samples with …

Background: Molecular detection of low-density Plasmodium falciparum infections is
essential for surveillance studies conducted to inform malaria control strategies in close-to-
elimination settings. Molecular monitoring of residual malaria infections usually requires a
large study size, therefore sampling and diagnostic processes need to be economical and
optimized for high-throughput. In a method comparison, we aimed at identifying the most
efficient diagnostic procedure for processing large collections of community samples with …