Assessment of three new parasite lactate dehydrogenase (pan-pLDH) tests for diagnosis of uncomplicated malaria

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-31

  Fogg, Carole ^a,b   Twesigye, Rogers ^a   Batwala, Vincent ^c   Piola, Patrice ^a   Nabasumba, Carolyn ^a   Kiguli, James ^c   Mutebi, Frederick ^a   Hook, Christa ^b   Guillerm, Martine ^b   Moody, Anthony ^b   Guthmann, Jean Paul ^a  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Malaria; Parasite lactate dehydrogenase tests; Rapid diagnostic tests; Sensitivity and specificity; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PARASITE LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL ENZYME TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALARIA; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UGANDA;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 36549078563     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.09.014     Document Type: Article

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