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Field Evaluation of Cholkit Rapid Diagnostic Test for<i>Vibrio Cholerae O1</i>During a Cholera Outbreak in Malawi, 2018

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healthcare

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paper
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InnWatMatHar
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Oxf
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Abstract Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for cholera are an important emerging tool for surveillance, yet the currently available tests have several limitations. We assess the performance of a new RDT, Cholkit, during a cholera outbreak in Malawi compared with culture and find a sensitivity of 93.0% (95% CI, 83.0%–98.1%) and a specificity of 95.7% (95% CI, 78.1%–100.0%).

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