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From: A simple and fast method to exclude high Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia in travellers with imported malaria

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Co-reactivity of aldolase and HRP-2 bands in Binax NOW® Malaria rapid diagnostic test in relation to P. falciparum parasitaemia. Aldolase co-reactivity was consistently present at a parasitaemia above 50,000 asexual parasites/μl, but variably present at lower parasitaemia indicating that absence of aldolase co-reactivity always was associated with a parasitaemia ≤ asexual 50,000 parasites/μl. The RDT findings (absence or presence of aldolase co-reactivity) of the participating three centres are shown in relation to category of parasitaemia and expressed as mean ± SD. The number of patients per category of parasitaemia is given within each respective bar.

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