ACT	Artemisinin Combination Therapy
AMC	Academic Medical Centre
CRF	Case Report Form
CRUN	Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro
DRC	Demographic Republic of Congo
dbPCR-NALFIA	direct-on-blood PCR
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid
eCRF	Electronic Case Report Form
EDCTP	European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
HRP2	histidine-rich protein 2
HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus
IRSS	Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé
LoD	Limit of detection
NALFIA	Nucleic Acid Lateral Flow Immunoassay
[n]PoC	near Point-of-Care
P. falciparum	Plasmodium falciparum
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PfHRP2	Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2
pLDH	Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase
PoC	Point-of-care
QC	Quality Control
qPCR	quantitative PCR
RDTs	Rapid Diagnostic Test
STARD	Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies
TDR	Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases
UV	ultra violet
WBC	white blood cells
WHO	World Health Organization