Performance of an immunochromatography test for vivax malaria in the Amazon region, Brazil
The study was carried out to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the ICT malaria Pf/PvTM test for vivax malaria diagnosis in Belém, Amazon region, Brazil. The results of blood malaria parasites examination using an immunochromatography test were compared with thick blood film (TBF) examination. I...
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| author | Alberto Ferreira Figueiredo Filho Maria Cristina Figueredo José Maria Nascimento Vanja Suely Pachiano Calvosa Marinete Marins Póvoa Ricardo Luiz Dantas Machado |
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| description | The study was carried out to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the ICT malaria Pf/PvTM test for vivax malaria diagnosis in Belém, Amazon region, Brazil. The results of blood malaria parasites examination using an immunochromatography test were compared with thick blood film (TBF) examination. It was also evaluated the performance of this test storaged at three different temperatures (25°C, 30°C, and 37°C) for 24 hours before use. Overall sensitivity of ICT Pf/PvTM was 61.8% with a specificity of 100%, positive and negative predictive value of 100% and 71.8%, respectively and accuracy of 80.6%. The test sensitivity was independent of the parasite density. This test needs to be further reviewed in order to have better performance for P. vivax malaria diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04b4c25661e4439184e99cdccb5cb7bd2022-12-21T18:59:21ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista de Saúde Pública1518-87872003-06-0137339039210.1590/s0034-89102003000300021S0034-89102003000300021Performance of an immunochromatography test for vivax malaria in the Amazon region, BrazilAlberto Ferreira Figueiredo Filho0Maria Cristina Figueredo1José Maria Nascimento2Vanja Suely Pachiano Calvosa3Marinete Marins Póvoa4Ricardo Luiz Dantas Machado5Instituto Evandro ChagasInstituto Evandro ChagasInstituto Evandro ChagasInstituto Evandro ChagasInstituto Evandro ChagasInstituto Evandro ChagasThe study was carried out to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the ICT malaria Pf/PvTM test for vivax malaria diagnosis in Belém, Amazon region, Brazil. The results of blood malaria parasites examination using an immunochromatography test were compared with thick blood film (TBF) examination. It was also evaluated the performance of this test storaged at three different temperatures (25°C, 30°C, and 37°C) for 24 hours before use. Overall sensitivity of ICT Pf/PvTM was 61.8% with a specificity of 100%, positive and negative predictive value of 100% and 71.8%, respectively and accuracy of 80.6%. The test sensitivity was independent of the parasite density. This test needs to be further reviewed in order to have better performance for P. vivax malaria diagnosis.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102003000300021&lng=en&tlng=enMalária vivaxPlasmodium vivaxCromatografia |
| spellingShingle | Alberto Ferreira Figueiredo Filho Maria Cristina Figueredo José Maria Nascimento Vanja Suely Pachiano Calvosa Marinete Marins Póvoa Ricardo Luiz Dantas Machado Performance of an immunochromatography test for vivax malaria in the Amazon region, Brazil Revista de Saúde Pública Malária vivax Plasmodium vivax Cromatografia |
| title | Performance of an immunochromatography test for vivax malaria in the Amazon region, Brazil |
| title_full | Performance of an immunochromatography test for vivax malaria in the Amazon region, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Performance of an immunochromatography test for vivax malaria in the Amazon region, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Performance of an immunochromatography test for vivax malaria in the Amazon region, Brazil |
| title_short | Performance of an immunochromatography test for vivax malaria in the Amazon region, Brazil |
| title_sort | performance of an immunochromatography test for vivax malaria in the amazon region brazil |
| topic | Malária vivax Plasmodium vivax Cromatografia |
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