Comparison of capillary and venous blood for malaria detection using two PCR-based assays in febrile patients in Sierra Leone

Abstract

Rapid and sensitive diagnostics are critical tools for clinical case management and public health control efforts. Both capillary and venous blood are currently used for malaria detection and while diagnostic technologies may not be equally sensitive with both materials, the published data on this subject are scarce and not conclusive.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 06, 2021
Source ID
10.1186/s12936-021-03644-y

Entities

People

  • Abdulai G. Swaray
  • Brian W. Jones
  • Chris Rowe Taitt
  • Cynthia L. Phillips
  • David A. Stenger
  • Joseph Lahai
  • Joseph M. Lamin
  • Kathryn H. Jacobsen
  • Mohamed S. Koroma
  • Olivia Jackson
  • Rashid Ansumana
  • Tomasz Leski
  • Umaru Bangura
  • Victoria Baio

Organizations

  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Oncology and Biomarker-Based Cancer Detection.