Operational trial of ParaSight-F (dipstick) in the diagnosis of falciparum malaria at the primary health care level.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1997 Jun; 28(2): 243-6
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en Inglés
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-30784
ABSTRACT
The rapid manual ParaSight-F test of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, an antigen capture test for detecting trophozoite-derived histidine rich protein-2 (PF HRP-2), is simple to perform and provides a definite diagnosis within 10 minutes. During an operational trial at health centers and mobile malaria units where microscopical diagnosis is not available and using defined symptom screening criteria, 3,361 subjects were tested yielding 618 positives (18.4%) for PF-HRP-2 by ParaSight-F. Microscopic examination of the same subjects by thick blood film examined 7 days later at a malaria clinic showed 578 falciparum, and 349 vivax and mixed infection (F+V) 41. The technology proved highly effective in detecting falciparum malaria at the peripheral levels where access to malaria laboratory services are difficult, thus allowing immediate administration of a complete course of treatment in the absence of a microscopic examination.
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IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Juego de Reactivos para Diagnóstico
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Tailandia
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Humanos
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Sensibilidad y Especificidad
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Malaria Falciparum
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Unidades Móviles de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Ensayo Clínico Controlado
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Estudio diagnóstico
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Guía de Práctica Clínica
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Año:
1997
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Artículo
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