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RDTs targeting\n                    <jats:italic>Plasmodium falciparum<\/jats:italic>\n                    (\n                    <jats:italic>Pf<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) may address current product limitations and improve case management.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>To evaluate the performance and usability of three LDH-based RDTs in febrile patients.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    A cross-sectional diagnostic accuracy study was conducted in K\u00e9dougou, Senegal. Capillary blood was tested using the SD Bioline Ag Pf (#05FK50) and three LDH-based RDTs: BIOCREDIT Malaria Ag Pf (pLDH), BIOCREDIT Pf (pLDH\/HRPII), and BIOCREDIT Pf\/Pv (pLDH\/pLDH) (Rapigen Inc., Republic of Korea). Venous blood was collected to repeat the BIOCREDIT RDTs and conduct microscopy. Frozen venous specimens were tested using a reference PCR assay. A quantitative multiplex malaria antigen assay measured antigen concentration. RDT performance was determined and analyzed as a function of antigen concentration distribution. Usability of the\n                    <jats:italic>Pf<\/jats:italic>\n                    -only BIOCREDIT tests was evaluated using a questionnaire.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    154\/220 participants (70%) were\n                    <jats:italic>Pf<\/jats:italic>\n                    -positive by PCR. The Pf (pLDH\/HRPII) test demonstrated the highest sensitivity at 78% (70.9%\u201384.5%); specificity was 89% (79.4%\u201395.6%). All RDTs performed better than microscopy (53% sensitivity). RDTs performed better when compared to antigen concentration over PCR results. Improved sensitivity of the Pf (pLDH\/HRPII) test was driven by the HRP2 line. Line intensity correlated with antigen concentration. Predicted sensitivity using the analytical limit of detection (LOD) was comparable to observed sensitivity. RDTs demonstrated acceptable usability.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    Both HRP2 and LDH contributed to the sensitivity of the best-performing\n                    <jats:italic>Pf-<\/jats:italic>\n                    RDT. 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