Rapid Diagnostic Tests

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
RDT
Pronunciation
/ˈræpɪd ˌdaɪəgˈnɑstɪk tɛsts/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. Inexpensive, quality-assured rapid diagnostic tests are now available that can be used right down to the community level.
  2. The team was assessing the impact of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria, which replaced the less precise microscope diagnosis in three hospitals and three health facilities in the capital.
  3. Rapid diagnostic tests are being pre-positioned in remote health care facilities.
  4. Until now, most clinics had to rely on microscopy, but the recent development of quality-assured Rapid Diagnostic Tests(RDT) ( RDTs ) using a dip stick and a drop of blood means a policy change is possible.
  5. Inexpensive, quality-assured rapid diagnostic tests are now available that can be used by all health care workers, including at peripheral health facilities and at the community level.

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