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'''Assay-specific factors:'''</br>
1. Quality of test design/production. There is significant variation of performance between tests, users are advised to check test performance (see WHO testing information available from [https://www.who.int/teams/global-malaria-programme/case-management/diagnosis/rapid-diagnostic-tests].</br>
2. Lot to lot variability.
'''2. Heat stability of the RDT test''' storage</b>
'''3. Age of test/reagents'''</br>


'''1. Quality of test design/production''' There is significant variation of performance between tests, users are advised to check test performance (see WHO testing information available from [https://www.who.int/teams/global-malaria-programme/case-management/diagnosis/rapid-diagnostic-tests].</br>
Heat stability of the RDT card: storage
Age of card or reagent:storage
Lot to lot variability in assay quality
Operator-Specific Factors
Operator-Specific Factors
Operator-Inappropriate placement of reagent or blood drop
Operator-Inappropriate placement of reagent or blood drop
Operator-Interpreting faint line
Operator-Interpreting faint line

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Possible causes for poor test performance


Assay-specific factors:
1. Quality of test design/production. There is significant variation of performance between tests, users are advised to check test performance (see WHO testing information available from [1].
2. Lot to lot variability.


2. Heat stability of the RDT test storage 3. Age of test/reagents

Operator-Specific Factors Operator-Inappropriate placement of reagent or blood drop Operator-Interpreting faint line

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