Strengthening malaria microscopy using artificial intelligence-based approaches in India

S Nema, M Rahi, A Sharma, PK Bharti - The Lancet Regional Health …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Malaria is primarily diagnosed by rapid diagnostic test kits (RDT) and microscopy.
Microscopy has become a field standard (around 11 million blood smear examinations …

Significance of nested PCR testing for the detection of low-density malaria infection amongst febrile patients from the Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project in …

A Singh, MP Singh, S Bhandari, H Rajvanshi, S Nisar… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Low-density malaria infections (LDMI) are defined as infections that are missed
by the rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and/or microscopy which can lead to continued …

Molecular speciation of Plasmodium and multiplicity of P. falciparum infection in the Central region of Ghana

E Aninagyei, DM Puopelle, I Tukwarlba… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Malaria is endemic in the Central region of Ghana, however, the ecological and the
seasonal variations of Plasmodium population structure and the intensity of malaria …

Utilization of 18s ribosomal RNA LAMP for detecting Plasmodium falciparum in microscopy and rapid diagnostic test negative patients

E Aninagyei, AA Boakye, CO Tettey, KA Ntiri, SO Ofori… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
In this study, Plasmodium falciparum was detected in patients that were declared negative
for malaria microscopy and rapid diagnostic test kit (mRDT), using Plasmodium 18s rRNA …

Comparative evaluation of the diagnostic accuracies of four different malaria rapid diagnostic test kits available in Ghana

E Aninagyei, JG Deku, KT Yemofio, E Quainoo, KA Ntiri… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT) kit is one of the techniques for diagnosing malaria. Due
to its inherent advantages over the microscopy technique, several brands of the kit have …

Elevation of free triiodothyronine (fT3) levels by Plasmodium falciparum independent of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in children with uncomplicated malaria

H Kwansa‐Bentum, E Aninagyei… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Malaria parasites have a devastating effect on the infected host. However, there
is a paucity of data on the effect of Plasmodium falciparum on thyroid hormones. Methods …

Malaria and typhoid fever coinfection among patients presenting with febrile illnesses in Ga West Municipality, Ghana

T Rufai, E Aninagyei, KO Akuffo, CTM Ayin, P Nortey… - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Background Malaria and typhoid fever coinfection presents major public health problems
especially in the tropics and sub-tropics where malaria and typhoid fever are co-endemic …

Malaria and typhoid fever among patients presenting with febrile illnesses in Ga West Municipality, Ghana

T Rufai, E Aninagyei, KO Akuffo, CTM Ayin, P Nortey… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Clinicians in areas where malaria and typhoid fever are co-endemic often treat
infected patients irrationally, which may lead to the emergence of drug resistance and extra …