Sensitivity of Parasitological Tests in Imported Plasmodium vivax Malaria in Adults and Impact of Chemoprophylaxis and Attack Type

ConclusionsThis study illustrates the difficulties encountered in vivax malaria diagnosis, especially in patients who properly followed chemoprophylaxis or with primary infection due to a lower parasitemia. It underlines the lack of sensitivity of RDT for P. vivax and emphasizes the need for systematically combining various diagnosis methods.

Source: Journal of Travel Medicine - March 14, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Sébastien Larréché, Christophe Rapp, Hervé Delacour, Nancy Sanmartin, Cécile Ficko, Christine Bigaillon, Dina Andriamanantena, Jean‐Etienne Pilo, Audrey Mérens Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research