Malaria surveillance is critical for control efforts, but diagnostic methods frequently disagree. Here, we compare microscopy, PCR, and a rapid diagnostic test in 7137 samples from children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo using latent class analysis. PCR had the highest sensitivity (94.6%) and microscopy had the lowest (76.7%).
Keywords: Diagnostics; Latent class analysis; Malaria; Microscopy; PCR; RDT; Rapid diagnostic test; Surveillance.
Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.