False-positive results for rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in patients with rheumatoid factor.
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چکیده
Four different rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria were evaluated by testing 82 healthy control patients, 89 Plasmodium vivax-infected patients, and 92 rheumatoid factor (RF)-positive nonmalaria patients. The false-positive rate ranged from 2.2% to 13% in RF-positive patients. High RF levels are associated with malaria RDT false positivity.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 52 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014