Parascreen as an alternative diagnostic tool for falciparum malaria
Keywords:
malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, Parascreen, sensitivity, specificity
Abstract
Background Malaria is a parasitic disease with high morbidityand mortality. Rapid immunochromatographic are emerging to
detect specific antigens of human plasmodia.
Objective To determine the sensitivity and specificity ofParascreen
for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum in children.
Methods A diagnostic test study was performed in Mandailing
Natal District, Penyabungan, North Sumatera. Subjects were
public health center and hospital patients with symptoms of fever,
pallor, headache, and diarrhea. Blood specimens were obtained for
Parascreen testing. Microscopy of Giemsa-stained blood samples
served as the gold standard.
Results One hundred and four subjects were studied. The sensitiv-
ity and specificity ofParascreen were 76% and 100%, respectively.
Positive and negative predictive values of the test were 100% and
49%, respectively. Likelihood ratio was infinite for a positive test
and 0.23% for a negative test.
Conclusion Parascreen is a useful and highly specific di-
agnostic tool for P. falciparum malaria
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of age in a rural area of the Republic of Guinea. Bull WHO
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falciparum malaria diagnostic technique. IE(I) Journal-ID
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for diagnosis of plasmodium falciparum malaria in returned
travelers. J Clin Microbiol2002;40:4528-30.
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Mulyanto, et al. Uji diagnostik Plasmodium malariae menggu-
nakan metode imunokromatografi diperbandingkan dengan
pemeriksaan mikroskopis. J Clin Pathol 2006;3: 118-22.
22. Kakkilaya BS. Rapid diagnosis of malaria. Lab Medicine
2003;8:602-8.
23. Singh N, Saxena A, Valecha N. Field evaluation of the ICT
malaria Pf/Pv immunochromatographic test for diagnosis of
Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax infection in
forest villages of Chhindawara, Central India. Trop Med Int
Health 2008;5:765-70.
24. Desrinawati. Perbandingan hasil pemeriksaan metoda im-
munochromatographic test (ICT) dengan pewarnaan Giemsa
pada infeksi malaria falsiparum. Sari Pediatri 2002;4 Suppl
3:1-13.
25. Jelinek T, Grobusch MP, Schwenke S, Steidl S, Sonneburg
FV, Nothdurft HD, eta!. Sensitivity and specificity of dipstick
test for rapid diagnosis of malaria in nonimmune travelers. J
Clin Microbiol1999;37:721-3.
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Soyseng V, Miller RS, eta!. Field evaluation of the ICT ma-
laria Pf/Pv immunochromatographic test for the detection
of asymptomatic malaria in a Plasmodium falciparum/vivax
endemic area in Thailand. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2002;66
Suppl4:379-83.
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2008-08-31
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