Malaria diagnosis by field workers using an immunochromatographic test.

摘要: Abstract A rapid immunodiagnostic test (ICT Malaria PfTestTM) has been developed by ICT Diagnostics (Sydney, Australia) for the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum infection. The is an antigen capture assay based on detection P. histidine-rich protein 2 in peripheral blood. This study was undertaken to assess performance and usefulness as a diagnostic method highly malarious, inaccessible forested villages Mandla district, central India. In all, 353 patients with fever were scanned parallel thick blood film examination. sensitivity specificity 100% 84 · 5%, respectively. whole took about 5 min. results became negative most cases (70%) within 7 d after initiation curative chemotherapy. simple, easy learn accurate, may prove be important tool battle against malaria.