Use of a health worker-targeted smartphone app to support quality malaria RDT implementation in Busia County, Kenya: A feasibility and acceptability study

M Skjefte, S Cooper, S Poyer, C Lourenço… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) are an essential diagnostic tool in low-resource
settings; however, administration and interpretation errors reduce their effectiveness …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing G6PD testing for Plasmodium vivax case management and beyond: why sex, counseling, and community engagement matter

CS Chu, G Bancone, M Kelley, N Advani… - Wellcome open …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Safe access to the most effective treatment options for Plasmodium vivax malaria are limited
by the absence of accurate point-of-care testing to detect glucose-6-phosphate …

“Even if the test result is negative, they should be able to tell us what is wrong with us”: a qualitative study of patient expectations of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria

EK Ansah, J Reynolds, S Akanpigbiam, CJM Whitty… - Malaria journal, 2013 - Springer
Background The debate on rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria has begun to shift from
whether RDTs should be used, to how and under what circumstances their use can be …

Review of key knowledge gaps in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency detection with regard to the safe clinical deployment of 8-aminoquinoline treatment …

L Von Seidlein, S Auburn, F Espino, D Shanks… - Malaria journal, 2013 - Springer
The diagnosis and management of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency
is a crucial aspect in the current phases of malaria control and elimination, which will require …

Rapid diagnostic test for G6PD deficiency in Plasmodium vivax‐infected men: a budget impact analysis based in Brazilian Amazon

HM Peixoto, MAM Brito, GAS Romero… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The aim of this study was to estimate the incremental budget impact (IBI) of a rapid
diagnostic test to detect G6 PD d in male patients infected with Plasmodium vivax in the …

Point-of-care G6PD diagnostics for Plasmodium vivax malaria is a clinical and public health urgency

JK Baird - BMC medicine, 2015 - Springer
Malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax threatens over 2 billion people globally and sickens
tens of millions annually. Recent clinical evidence discredits the long-held notion of this …

Quality issues with malaria rapid diagnostic test accessories and buffer packaging: findings from a 5-country private sector project in Africa

SA Harvey, S Incardona, N Martin, C Lussiana, E Streat… - Malaria journal, 2017 - Springer
Background Use of antigen-detecting malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) has increased
exponentially over the last decade. WHO's Global Malaria Programme, FIND, and other …

[HTML][HTML] Community health workers use malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) safely and accurately: results of a longitudinal study in Zambia

H Counihan, SA Harvey… - The American journal …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) could radically improve febrile illness management in
remote and low-resource populations. However, reliance upon community health workers …

[图书][B] Malaria rapid diagnostic test performance: summary results of WHO product testing of malaria RDTs: Round 1-8 (2008–2018)

World Health Organization - 2018 - apps.who.int
WHO estimates that 3.2 billion people are at risk for malaria. In 2016, there were an
estimated 216 million new cases (with an uncertainty range of 196 million to 263 million) …

Field evaluation of an automated RDT reader and data management device for Plasmodium falciparum/Plasmodium vivax malaria in endemic areas of Colombia

S Herrera, AF Vallejo, JP Quintero, M Arévalo-Herrera… - Malaria journal, 2014 - Springer
Background Massive implementation of malaria diagnostics in low-resource countries is
regarded as a pivotal strategy in control and elimination efforts. Although malaria rapid …