Performance of the OptiMAL malaria antigen capture dipstick for malaria diagnosis and treatment monitoring at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London

Authors
Moody, A Hunt-Cooke, A Gabbett, E Chiodini, P
Citation
A. Moody et al., Performance of the OptiMAL malaria antigen capture dipstick for malaria diagnosis and treatment monitoring at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, BR J HAEM, 109(4), 2000, pp. 891-894
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology,"Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
00071048 → ACNP
Volume
109
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
891 - 894
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1048(200006)109:4<891:POTOMA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
We report here the sensitivity and specificity of OptiMAL for the diagnosis of acute malaria in patients presenting to the Hospital for Tropical Disea ses (HTD), a tertiary referral centre for Tropical and Infectious diseases. A sensitivity of 95.3% and a specificity of 100% for Plasmodium falciparum and a sensitivity of 96% and a specificity of 100% for Plasmodium vivax wa s obtained. The ability to follow the course of the parasitaemia using Opti MAL during treatment and its significance for use in areas where expert mic roscopy is not available is discussed.