MicrobiologybioRxiv
Analysis of nucleic acids extracted from rapid diagnostic tests reveals a significant proportion of false positive test results associated with recent malaria treatment
S. Hosch, C. A. Yoboue, O. T. Donfack…·T. Schindler
The paper analyzes nucleic acids from malaria RDTs to show that 4.7% of results were false-negative and 28.4% false-positive, linked to low parasite density and PfHRP2 antigen persistence after treatment.
DOI 10.1186/s12936-022-04043-7