Evaluating the use of microscopic examination and rapid diagnostic tests to diagnose malaria in North Central Nigeria

Autor:	S. C. Hassan, Adeniran Lateef, George Uzoaga, Samuel S. Eke, I.K. Olayemi, V A Pam, Charles Mgbemena, Innocent C. Omalu
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty biology business.industry North central Diagnostic test Plasmodium falciparum Effective management medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Predictive value Out patients Test line Internal medicine parasitic diseases Immunology medicine business Malaria
Zdroj:	Malaria Reports. 3
ISSN:	2039-4381 2039-4373
DOI:	10.4081/malaria.2014.1836
Popis:	The global impact of malaria has spurred interest in developing prompt and accurate diagnostic strategies to provide an effective management of the disease. The aim of this study was to compare rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria with routine microscopy. Samples were collected randomly from 364 febrile out-patients with clinical suspicion of malaria from four hospitals in North Central Nigeria. Results from the rapid diagnostic kits were analysed and compared to those obtained by general microscopy. Of the 364 out-patients involved in the study, 218 (59.89%) tested positive for Plasmodium falciparum by RDTs, whereas 263 (72.256%) tested positive by microscopy. There are significant differences (P
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