Malaria rapid diagnostic test performance : results of WHO product testing of malaria RDTs : round 1 (2008).

Malaria rapid diagnostic test performance : results of WHO product testing of malaria RDTs : round 1 (2008). - Geneva : World Health Organization on behalf of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, 2009. - vi, 98 p. : ill.

"Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, CDC".

Includes bibliographical references.

Executive summary -- Background -- Objectives -- Materials and methods -- Data management -- Quality assurance -- Ethical considerations -- Data analysis -- Laboratory versus field-based malaria RDT evaluations -- Results -- Heat stability -- Ease of use description -- Discussion of key findings -- Additional measures to ensure quality and utility of RDT testing -- Conclusions.

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