Table 10 Strategy of malaria diagnosis outside opening hours as reported by 113 participants.
From: External quality assessment on the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in a non-endemic setting
Diagnostic strategy of malaria outside opening hours | Numbers of participants (%) |
|---|---|
Microscopy + always RDT | 63 (55.8) |
Microscopy + RDT for confirmation | 8 (7.1) |
Microscopy + RDT if requested by the clinician | 2 (1.8) |
Microscopy alone | 2 (1.8) |
Microscopy and/or RDT, depending on the request by the clinician | 3 (2.7) |
RDT: if RDT positive, microscopy is done instantly; if RDT is negative, microscopy is done the next day | 5 (4.4) |
RDT + microscopy next day | 1 (0.9) |
RDT: if positive or in case of doubt: + microscopy | 16 (14.2) |
RDT alone, no microscopy | 13 (11.5) |