One hundred and twenty-five million women in malaria-endemic areas become pregnant
each year (see Dellicour et al. PLoS Med 7: e1000221 [2010]) and require protection from …

In the last decade, there has been an upsurge of interest in develo** malaria rapid
diagnostic test (RDT) kits for the detection of Plasmodium species. Three antigens …

The HIV pandemic affects 36.7 million people worldwide, predominantly in resource-poor
settings. Nucleic acid-based molecular detection of HIV plays a significant role in …

To meet stringent limit-of-detection specifications for low abundance target molecules, a
relatively large volume of plasma is needed for many blood-based clinical diagnostics …

Abstract The Nanoro Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS), located in the
rural centre of Burkina Faso, was established in 2009 by the Clinical Research Unit of …

Background Point-of-care diagnosis of malaria is currently based on microscopy and rapid
diagnostic tests. However, both techniques have their constraints, including poor sensitivity …

Pregnancy malaria (PM) due to Plasmodium falciparum is a major cause of morbidity and
mortality for women and their offspring, but is difficult to recognize and diagnose. During PM …

Malaria diagnostics are widely used in epidemiologic studies to investigate natural history of
disease and in drug and vaccine clinical trials to exclude participants or evaluate efficacy …

Background Malaria during pregnancy remains a serious public health problem. The aim of
this study was to determine the prevalence and possible risk factors for malaria in pregnant …

Background Malaria in endemic countries is often asymptomatic during pregnancy, but it has
substantial consequences for both the mother and her unborn baby. During pregnancy …