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18981501

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-11-4
pubmed:abstractText
We assessed the performance of two new commercially available rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria (SD Bioline Malaria Ag Pf test and Ag Pf/Pan test) in 200 patients with uncomplicated malaria between August and October 2007 in Madagascar. Results of the two RDTs were compared with those obtained by microscopy and real-time polymerase chain reaction. The sensitivity and specificity for detection of Plasmodium falciparum were 93% and 98.9%, respectively, for the SD Bioline Malaria Ag Pf test and 92.9% and 98.9% for the SD Bioline Malaria Ag Pf/Pan test. The sensitivity of the SD Bioline Malaria Ag Pf/Pan test was much lower for detection of other species (63.6%). The sensitivity of the two new assays decreased to 77.3% at parasitemia levels < 100 parasites/microL for detection of P. falciparum.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1476-1645
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
79
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
670-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of two new immunochromatographic assays for diagnosis of malaria.
pubmed:affiliation
Malaria Research Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies