Low diagnostic performance of thick blood smears of 50 µl in comparison with direct examination of 10 µl blood and the leukoconcentration technique of 5ml blood among loiasis-suspected patients with low microfilaremia in Gabon, Central Africa, using the STARD-BLCM guidelines

Low diagnostic performance of thick blood smears of 50 µl in comparison with direct examination of 10 µl blood and the leukoconcentration technique of 5ml blood among loiasis-suspected patients with low microfilaremia in Gabon, Central Africa, using the STARD-BLCM guidelines

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to determine performance indicators of thick blood smears of 50 µl (TBS-50), following the Standards for the Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies–Bayesian Latent Class Model (STARD-BLCM) guidelines. TBS-50 was compared with two common parasitological...

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Main Authors: Noé Patrick M’Bondoukwé, Matthieu Owono-Medang, Marie Noëlle Moussavou-Boussougou, Yvan Akoue, Valentin Migueba, Dmitry Bulaev, Anouk Neven, Luice Aurtin Joel James, Sylvie Alberte Ntsame Ella, Denise Patricia Mawili-Mboumba, Julienne Atsame, Michel Vaillant, Marielle Karine Bouyou Akotet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Loiasis
Diagnostic accuracy
Direct blood examination of 10 µl
Thick blood smear of 50 µl
Leukoconcentration technique of 5 ml
STARD-BLCM
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-06089-1

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