%0 Journal Article %T USAGE OF A RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR MALARIA IN CHILDREN %A Alexis Ndjolo %A Carine Nguefeu Nkenfou %A C¨Śline Nguefeu Nkenfou %A Marie Nicole Ngoufack %A Nelly Kamgaing %A Nguefack-Tsague Georges %A Vestale Ngo Hell %J Archive of "African Journal of Infectious Diseases". %D 2019 %R 10.21010/ajid.v13i1.3 %X Malaria is still the primary cause of pediatric deaths. The efficient management of pediatric malaria requires its rapid and accurate diagnosis. To fulfill this requirement, rapid diagnostic tests have been developed, but their evaluation before commercialization is never exhaustive. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of a rapid diagnostic test (SD Bioline Malaria Antigen P.f/Pan) to diagnose malaria in children %K Malaria %K Rapid diagnostic test %K Performance %K thick blood smear %K Microscopy %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6305079/