Evaluation of three parasite lactate dehydrogenase-based rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis of falciparum and vivax malaria

Malaria Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Ashley, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Touabi, Malek ^a,c   Ahrer, Margareta ^c   Hutagalung, Robert ^a   Htun, Khayae ^c   Luchavez, Jennifer ^d   Dureza, Christine ^d   Proux, Stephane ^e   Leimanis, Mara ^e,f,g   Lwin, Myo Min ^c   Koscalova, Alena ^c   Comte, Eric ^c   Hamade, Prudence ^c,h   Page, Anne Laure ^a   Nosten, François ^e,f,g   Guerin, Philippe J ^a  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^d RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^e SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^f MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^h MALARIA CONSORTIUM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; MEFLOQUINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE TOGAVIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THERMOSTABILITY; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL; BLOOD SAMPLING; EVALUATION; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; NEWBORN; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72849153602     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-241     Document Type: Article

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