Short report: Performance of a histidine-rich protein 2 rapid diagnostic test, Paracheck Pf®, for detection of malaria infections in Ugandan pregnant women

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-95

  Dhorda, Mehul ^a   Piola, Patrice ^b   Nyehangane, Dan ^c   Tumwebaze, Benon ^c   Nalusaji, Aisha ^c   Nabasumba, Carolyn ^c   Turyakira, Eleanor ^c   McGready, Rose ^d   Ashley, Elizabeth ^c   Guerin, Philippe J ^b   Snounou, Georges ^e,f  

^a Chamlong Harinasuta Building ^*  (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c EPICENTRE   (France)

^d SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UGANDA; BLOOD; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; HRP 2 ANTIGEN, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; HRP-2 ANTIGEN, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; QUININE;

ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ETHANOLAMINES; FEMALE; FLUORENES; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; QUININE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA;

EID: 84855662593     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.10-0631     Document Type: Article

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