Molecular malaria diagnostics: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JM Roth, DA Korevaar, MMG Leeflang… - Critical reviews in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Accurate diagnosis of malaria is essential for identification and subsequent treatment of the
disease. Currently, microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests are the most commonly used …

Re-evaluation of microscopy confirmed Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria by nested PCR detection in southern Ethiopia

SK Mekonnen, A Aseffa, G Medhin, N Berhe… - Malaria journal, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background With 75% of the Ethiopian population at risk of malaria, accurate
diagnosis is crucial for malaria treatment in endemic areas where Plasmodium falciparum …

Geographical heterogeneity in prevalence of subclinical malaria infections at sentinel endemic sites of Myanmar

Z Liu, TN Soe, Y Zhao, A Than, C Cho, PL Aung, Y Li… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background The malaria burden of Myanmar still remains high within the Greater Mekong
Subregion of Southeast Asia. An important indicator of progress towards malaria elimination …

Plasmodium malariae in the Colombian Amazon region: you don't diagnose what you don't suspect

CH Niño, JR Cubides, PA Camargo-Ayala… - Malaria Journal, 2016 - Springer
Background Malaria is a worldwide public health problem; parasites from the genus
Plasmodium spp. are the aetiological agent of this disease. The parasite is mainly …

Prevalence of molecular markers of anti-malarial drug resistance in Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum in two districts of Nepal

S Ranjitkar, ML Schousboe, TT Thomsen, M Adhikari… - Malaria Journal, 2011 - Springer
Background Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) and chloroquine (CQ) have been used in
treatment of falciparum and vivax malaria in Nepal. Recently, resistance to both drugs have …

A diagnostic performance evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests and microscopy for malaria diagnosis using nested polymerase chain reaction as reference standard in …

OI Ita, AA Otu, K Onyedibe, AA Iwuafor… - Transactions of the …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Rapid diagnostic tests are frequently used in healthcare settings across Nigeria
for diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, which is the commonest form of malaria in …

Molecular monitoring of dihydrofolatereductase (dhfr) and dihydropteroatesynthetase (dhps) associated with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance in Plasmodium …

AP Bareng, FE Espino, W Chaijaroenkul… - Acta Tropica, 2018 - Elsevier
The emergence of drug-resistant Plasmodium vivax poses problems for malaria control and
elimination in some parts of the world, especially in developing countries where individuals …

[PDF][PDF] Real time polymerase chain reaction for the detection of malarial parasite

JZ Chaudry, S Ahmed, TZ Qureshi, N Ali - … of the College of Physicians and …, 2012 - jcpsp.pk
Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of real time polymerase chain reaction
(PCR) for the detection of Malarial parasite. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study …

[PDF][PDF] Nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on fixed stained slides in comparison to whole blood as a source of DNA in southeast of Iran

A Ebrahimzadeh, S Mohammadi, MA Polshekan - J Trop Dis, 2014 - researchgate.net
The microscopic examination of Thick Blood Smears (TBS) remains the method of choice for
the diagnosis of human malaria. Recently, alternative diagnostic methods, such as Nested …

Evaluation of usefulness of polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of malaria in Nigeria

DO Ogbolu, OAT Alli, AS Nassar, OO Ajagbe - African Journal of Clinical …, 2012 - ajol.info
Microscopy has been the most common technique for the diagnosis of malaria in south
western Nigeria. This study was undertaken to determine the efficiency of PCR for malaria …