HRP2 and pLDH performance comparison as rapid diagnostic tools for symptomatic malaria patients at Rugazi HC IV in Rubirizi District.

This research was aimed at comparing the diagnostic performance of HRP2 and pLDH mRDTs for malaria diagnosis among symptomatic OPD patients at Rugazi HCIV in Rubirizi District by:Determining the positivity and negativity rate of HRP2 and pLDH mRDTs Determining the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of HRP2 and pLDH mRDTs Assessing the most common plasmodium species in malaria-symptomatic patients at Rugazi HC IV.