Diagnostic performance of CareStart™ malaria HRP2/pLDH test in comparison with standard microscopy for detection of uncomplicated malaria infection among symptomatic patients, Eastern Coast of Tanzania

Abstract

CareStart™ malaria HRP2/pLDH (Pf/pan) had high sensitivity and strong agreement with microscopy results. However, moderate specificity of RDT resulted in a substantial number of patients with false positive malaria test. Wherever available, microscopy should be used to confirm RDT test results.