Evaluation of ParaHITf strip test for diagnosis of malarial infection.
Indian J Med Sci
;
2002 Oct; 56(10): 489-94
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-67350
ABSTRACT
This study sought to determine whether dip stick strip test containing antibody for Plasmodium falciparum histidine rich protein-II (PfHRP-II) antigen could be used for identification of P. falciparum and P. vivax malaria in man. The results obtained were also compared with the results of standard microscopic examination. A total of 150 cases were included for the study. Fifty cases were non-febrile cases with no history of malaria acting as control group and the rest 100 cases were having fever and formed the test group. All the cases in the control group was found to be negative for both microscopic examination and strip test. In the test group, all samples that showed positive for P. falciparum by microscopy was also found to be positive for strip test. Whereas, all those samples that were positive for P. vivax in microscopic examination was found to be negative for strip test indicating species specificity of the strip test. In addition, two other cases that were negative for microscopic examination were found to be positive for the strip test. Statistical analysis was done to compare the validity of the results of strip test with that of the results of microscopic examination.
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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Fitas Reagentes
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Especificidade da Espécie
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Humanos
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Proteínas de Protozoários
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Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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Malária Falciparum
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Estudos de Avaliação como Assunto
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Índia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudos de avaliação
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Estudo prognóstico
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Med Sci
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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