[Evaluation of the Optimal-IT and ICT P.f./P.v. rapid dipstick tests for diagnosing malaria within primary healthcare in the municipality of Manaus, Amazonas]

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2007 Jan-Feb;40(1):88-90. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822007000100020.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

Malaria is routinely diagnosed using the thick blood smear test. However, this technique requires the training of microscopists and may be time-consuming. A concordance study was conducted on two dipstick tests (Optimal-IT and ICT P.f./P.v.) and the thick blood smear test, within primary healthcare in Manaus.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Protozoan / blood*
  • Brazil
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Malaria, Falciparum / diagnosis*
  • Malaria, Vivax / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Parasitemia / diagnosis
  • Plasmodium falciparum / immunology
  • Plasmodium vivax / immunology
  • Primary Health Care
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic*
  • Reproducibility of Results

Substances

  • Antibodies, Protozoan
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic