Assessing the accuracy of the recording and reporting of malaria rapid diagnostic test results in four African countries: Methods and key results

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) results are the foundation of both case management and malaria surveillance across sub-Saharan Africa. However, RDT results may be misrecorded in health facility registers, either unintentionally or deliberately, for example, to justify treatment based on clinical judgment. We conducted a multi-country evaluation to quantify the extent of RDT misr...

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• Malaria Research and Control

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0c45e982-d288-5cbd-8f45-0917f185aae2

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-6577975/v1