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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2001-3-19
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pubmed:abstractText |
We compared the performance of Paracheck-Pf, a new and cheap rapid malaria test, with ICT-Pf/PvR and microscopy in two malaria surveys in Thai villages on the Thai-Burmese border. The specificity, sensitivity, predictive positive and negative values of the Paracheck-PfR and ICT-PfR tests were calculated taking microscopy results as the gold standard. The 294 ICT-Pf/Pv tests resulted in two invalid (no control line) and 11 doubtful results. Both the ICT-Pf/PvR and Paracheck-PfR tests reliably detected P. falciparum infections. However, Paracheck-PfR failed to detect three P. falciparum cases and likewise, ICT-Pf/PvR failed to detect the same three cases and an additional four cases. These seven cases were detected by microscopy and had a parasitaemia under 150 parasites/microl. At a cost of c. US $1.00, the Paracheck-PfR test, based on the detection of the P. falciparum specific HRP-2 protein, is a reliable, easy to use and affordable tool for the diagnosis of P. falciparum malaria.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Feb
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pubmed:issn |
1360-2276
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
6
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
99-101
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:11251904-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:11251904-Cross-Sectional Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:11251904-Drug Resistance,
pubmed-meshheading:11251904-Health Surveys,
pubmed-meshheading:11251904-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:11251904-Malaria, Falciparum,
pubmed-meshheading:11251904-Mass Screening,
pubmed-meshheading:11251904-Microscopy,
pubmed-meshheading:11251904-Plasmodium falciparum,
pubmed-meshheading:11251904-Predictive Value of Tests,
pubmed-meshheading:11251904-Proteins,
pubmed-meshheading:11251904-Rural Health,
pubmed-meshheading:11251904-Sensitivity and Specificity,
pubmed-meshheading:11251904-Thailand,
pubmed-meshheading:11251904-Time Factors
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pubmed:year |
2001
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Paracheck-Pf: a new, inexpensive and reliable rapid test for P. falciparum malaria.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sod, Thailand. shoklo@cscoms.com
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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