A simple and fast method to exclude high Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia in travellers with imported malaria

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Jacobs Jan, van Thiel Pieter PAM, Koelewijn Rob, van Wolfswinkel Marlies E, van Gool Tom, van Hellemond Jaap J, van Genderen Perry JJ
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2011
• Subjects: malaria; traveller; imported disease; aldolase; severe malaria; rapid diagnostic test; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Traveller
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-300; https://doaj.org/article/b7bf2794f0b7478f83d78b5bc6df05f3

Abstract Background Counts of malaria parasites in peripheral blood are important to assess severity of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Thin and thick smears are routinely used for this purpose. Methods In this study the Binax NOW ® Malaria Test, an easy-to-perform rapid diagnostic test, with Histidi...