Introduction: Taking into account the difficulty of performing malaria microscopic diagnosis in rural areas, rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) are a good alternative, but it is important to verify their diagnostic performance.Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of the RDTs used in five Colombian departments by comparing them with the microscopic diagnosis and using PCR as the reference standard.Materials and methods: Thick blood film and RDTs were used to diagnose symptomatic individuals; additionally, the filter paper was impregnated with blood for the molecular test.Results: We included 314 samples whose percentage of positivity for malaria was 49% by PCR, 48% by microscopy and 46% by RDT; parasitemia ranged between 180 and 23,80...
Abstract. An evaluation of 3 different methods for malaria diagnosis was carried out in an urban are...
Abstract Background Honduras is a tropical country with more than 70% of its population living at ri...
Background: Malaria is a worldwide public health problem; parasites from the genus Plasmodium spp. a...
Between November 1999 and April 2000, a malariaoutbreak occurred in the state of La Guajira, Colombi...
Introduction. To increase the accessibility of malaria diagnosis, the Instituto Nacional de Salud de...
Introduction: As part of the pre-elimination plan for malaria in Colombia, it has been proposed to d...
Introduction. One of the strategies to reduce malarial morbidity and mortality is to make an early d...
In 1998, 256.697 malaria cases were confirmed in Colombia, 132,712 of which were caused by Plasmodiu...
Introduction: One of the most important activities for quality assurance of malaria diagnosis is per...
Introduction. In Colombia, blood units for transfusions are in short supply. In Cali, a city in cent...
Introduction. The Andean Health Organization has been responsible for the coordination and evaluatio...
Whole blood samples (N = 295) were obtained from different locations in Amazonas and Sucre States, i...
BACKGROUND: Malaria in Equatorial Guinea remains a major public health problem. The country is a hol...
The national diagnosis of malaria network is founded in 1995. Since then, the group of parasitology,...
Introduction. The implementation and development of activities of the quality assurance system of ma...
Abstract. An evaluation of 3 different methods for malaria diagnosis was carried out in an urban are...
Abstract Background Honduras is a tropical country with more than 70% of its population living at ri...
Background: Malaria is a worldwide public health problem; parasites from the genus Plasmodium spp. a...
Between November 1999 and April 2000, a malariaoutbreak occurred in the state of La Guajira, Colombi...
Introduction. To increase the accessibility of malaria diagnosis, the Instituto Nacional de Salud de...
Introduction: As part of the pre-elimination plan for malaria in Colombia, it has been proposed to d...
Introduction. One of the strategies to reduce malarial morbidity and mortality is to make an early d...
In 1998, 256.697 malaria cases were confirmed in Colombia, 132,712 of which were caused by Plasmodiu...
Introduction: One of the most important activities for quality assurance of malaria diagnosis is per...
Introduction. In Colombia, blood units for transfusions are in short supply. In Cali, a city in cent...
Introduction. The Andean Health Organization has been responsible for the coordination and evaluatio...
Whole blood samples (N = 295) were obtained from different locations in Amazonas and Sucre States, i...
BACKGROUND: Malaria in Equatorial Guinea remains a major public health problem. The country is a hol...
The national diagnosis of malaria network is founded in 1995. Since then, the group of parasitology,...
Introduction. The implementation and development of activities of the quality assurance system of ma...
Abstract. An evaluation of 3 different methods for malaria diagnosis was carried out in an urban are...
Abstract Background Honduras is a tropical country with more than 70% of its population living at ri...
Background: Malaria is a worldwide public health problem; parasites from the genus Plasmodium spp. a...