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Diagnostic performance characteristics of rapid dipstick test for Plasmodium vivax malaria
Aslan, Gonul; Ulukanligil, Mustafa; Seyrek, Adnan; Erel, Ozcan.
  • Aslan, Gonul; Mersin University. Medical Faculty. Department of Microbiology and Parasitology. Research Hospital. Mersin. TR
  • Ulukanligil, Mustafa; Mersin University. Medical Faculty. Department of Microbiology and Parasitology. Research Hospital. Mersin. TR
  • Seyrek, Adnan; Mersin University. Medical Faculty. Department of Microbiology and Parasitology. Research Hospital. Mersin. TR
  • Erel, Ozcan; Harran University. Medical Faculty. Department Biochemistry. Ìanlyurfa. TR
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 96(5): 683-686, July 2001. ilus, tab
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: lil-289357
RESUMO
We compared the diagnostic performance characteristics of newly developed method, the rapid dipstick test, which provides colorimetric determination by developing antibody to the lactate dehydrogenase enzyme of parasites, with conventional standard thick-blood film examination. For the rapid test, OptiMAL commercial kits were used. The results were also evaluated with clinical findings from patients. The parasites were determined by microscopic examination of thick-blood films from 81 patients with vivax malaria from southeastern Anatolia, Turkey. The OptiMAL test results were found to be negative in five patients who were diagnosed clinically and through thick-film testing as having vivax malaria. There was no false positivity observed with the OptiMAL test. We concluded that this rapid malaria test has a lower level of sensitivity than the classical thick-blood-film test for malaria, but that these methods have equal specificity
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Plasmodium vivax / Malaria Vivax / Pruebas Hematológicas / L-Lactato Deshidrogenasa Tipo de estudio: Estudio diagnóstico / Estudio pronóstico Límite: Animales / Humanos Idioma: Inglés Revista: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Asunto de la revista: Medicina Tropical / Parasitología Año: 2001 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Turquía Institución/País de afiliación: Harran University/TR / Mersin University/TR

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Plasmodium vivax / Malaria Vivax / Pruebas Hematológicas / L-Lactato Deshidrogenasa Tipo de estudio: Estudio diagnóstico / Estudio pronóstico Límite: Animales / Humanos Idioma: Inglés Revista: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Asunto de la revista: Medicina Tropical / Parasitología Año: 2001 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Turquía Institución/País de afiliación: Harran University/TR / Mersin University/TR