Abstract
In a group of 596 delivering Ghanaian women, the sensitivities of peripheral blood thick film microscopy, ICT Malaria P.f/P.v test, and PCR in detecting microscopically confirmed placental Plasmodium falciparum infection were 42, 80, and 97%, respectively. In addition to the gross underestimation of placental malaria by peripheral blood film microscopy, submicroscopic infections were found to be a risk factor for maternal anemia.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Evaluation Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Blood Specimen Collection
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Female
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Humans
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Malaria, Falciparum / blood
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Malaria, Falciparum / diagnosis*
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Malaria, Falciparum / parasitology
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Microscopy
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Placenta / parasitology*
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Placenta Diseases / diagnosis*
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Placenta Diseases / parasitology
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Plasmodium falciparum / genetics
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Plasmodium falciparum / isolation & purification*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / diagnosis*
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Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / parasitology