From: What would PCR assessment change in the management of fevers in a malaria endemic area? A school-based study in Benin in children with and without fever
Case definition (case numbers)
IG (242 patients)
CG (242 children)
p value
Fever + RDT
5
7
0.56
Fever + blood smear
6
0.76
Fever + PCR
10
0.46
Fever + any positive test
8
11
0.48