The November 2020, RDT survey directs partcipants to read the Malaria rapid diagnostic test performance. Results of WHO product testing of malaria RDTs: round 8 (2016-2018).
This can be found at https://www.who.int/malaria/publications/atoz/9789241514965/en/
The document gives an overview of findings from rounds 5-8 of Malaria RDT product testing. This is a good guide for laboratories on choosing an RDT kit that is likely to perform to a high a standard
The document gives in detail how these RDT kits were evaluated. A simple summary is given in this flowchart.
Kits were assessed based on the following:
-sensitivity, to detect nearly all clinically significant cases
of malaria;
- specificity, to accurately discriminate non-malarial
febrile illness from malaria in order to ensure appropriate
management and accurate disease monitoring;
- stability, to maintain accuracy after transport and storage
in ambient conditions; and
- ease of use and adequate labelling and instructions for
use to ensure safe, correct preparation and accurate
interpretation of results.
The results are too extensive to document here, but I will be looking at my own laboratory kit and comparing it’s performance to others on the market, based on these findings.
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