Importance of Clinical Suspicion in Rapid Diagnostic Test Negativity in Malaria: Two Case Reports
JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS, vol.11, no.3, pp.85-87, 2020 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 11 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.33706/jemcr.777328
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS
- Page Numbers: pp.85-87
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Introduction: Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by infection with Plasmodium parasites. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have been used for the diagnosis of malaria without special equipment by unskilled personnel over the last 15 years. The treatment should only be given after the clinical diagnosis confirmed by RDT or microscopy. RDTs' specificity and sensitivity have been reported as >95% by the World Health Organization - Foundation for Initiative New Diagnostics (WHO-FIND).