Comparison of three antigen detection methods for diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of malaria: a field study from southern Vietnam

Mai Huong, Nguyen; M. E. Davis, Timothy; Hewitt, Sean; Văn Hướng, Nguyễn; Thi To Uyen, Tran; Hanh Nhan, Doan; Cong, Le

doi:10.1046/j.1365-3156.2002.00869.x

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Comparison of three antigen detection methods for diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of malaria: a field study from southern Vietnam

Published in Tropical Medicine & International Health • Apr 1, 2002

Authors:

Nguyen Mai Huong

Timothy M. E. Davis

Sean Hewitt

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To compare the sensitivity, specificity and post-treatment persistence of three commonly used rapid antigen detection methods. METHOD: We studied 252 Vietnamese patients aged from 4 to 60 years, 157 with falciparum and 95 with vivax malaria and 160 healthy volunteers. An initial blood sa...

Subject

Malaria

Plasmodium vivax

Plasmodium falciparum

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