Evaluation of three parasite lactate dehydrogenase-based rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis of falciparum and vivax malaria
Open Access
- 27 October 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Malaria Journal
- Vol. 8 (1) , 241
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-241
Abstract
In areas where non-falciparum malaria is common rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) capable of distinguishing malaria species reliably are needed. Such tests are often based on the detection of parasite lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH).Keywords
This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
- Influence of Rapid Malaria Diagnostic Tests on Treatment and Health Outcome in Fever Patients, Zanzibar—A Crossover Validation StudyPLoS Medicine, 2009
- Rapid diagnostic tests compared with malaria microscopy for guiding outpatient treatment of febrile illness in Tanzania: randomised trialBMJ, 2007
- EVALUATION OF THREE RAPID TESTS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF P. FALCIPARUM AND P. VIVAX MALARIA IN COLOMBIAThe American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2006
- MALARIA RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TESTS IN TROPICAL CLIMATES: THE NEED FOR A COOL CHAINThe American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2006
- The contribution of microscopy to targeting antimalarial treatment in a low transmission area of TanzaniaMalaria Journal, 2006
- Genetic Diversity ofPlasmodium falciparumHistidine‐Rich Protein 2 (PfHRP2) and Its Effect on the Performance of PfHRP2‐Based Rapid Diagnostic TestsThe Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2005
- Evaluation of a new Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase assay (OptiMAL-IT®) for the detection of malariaTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2003
- A clinical algorithm for the diagnosis of malaria: results of an evaluation in an area of low endemicityTropical Medicine & International Health, 2001
- Persistent ICT Malaria P.f/P.v Panmalarial and HRP2 Antigen Reactivity after Treatment of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Is Associated with Gametocytemia and Results in False-Positive Diagnoses of Plasmodium vivax in ConvalescenceJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2001
- Clinical features cannot predict a diagnosis of malaria or differentiate the infecting species in children living in an area of low transmissionTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1998