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Table 2 List of MMAs included in evaluation

From: A comparative evaluation of mobile medical APPS (MMAS) for reading and interpreting malaria rapid diagnostic tests

No.

Short form

MMA System type

Product Name

Manufacturer

Country

Training method

Visual

1

MMA1

Open system a

GSID Reader (Beta)

Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases (GSID)

USA

Documentation review

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2

MMA2

Open system

IDA Malaria mobile reader

ISTOC Oy

Finland

Documentation review

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3

MMA3

Closed system

opTrilyzer

opTricon Gmbh

Germany

Telephonic/online

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4

MMA4

Closed system

Deki Reader

Fio Corporation

Canada

Documentation review

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5

MMA5

Closed system

HRDR-200 Rental

Cellmic LLC

USA

Documentation review

  1. aMMA1 and MMA2 are open system MMAs as they do not control for the amount of external light falling on the RDT or fix the distance between the MMA camera and the RDT. MMA3, MMA4 and MMA5 are closed system MMAs.