Performance of Quantitative Buffy Coat, QBC Fluorescence and Staining Technologies? Test, and SD Bioline? Malaria Rapid Test in Malaria Diagnosis in Western Kenya

摘要

Malaria remains the most important parasitic disease in sub-Saharan Africa as a cause of morbidity and mortality. Effective management of malaria relies on prompt and accurate diagnosis to guide treatment. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that all suspected malaria cases be tested before initiation of treatment, thus diagnosis of malaria requires parasitological confirmation of malaria parasites in the blood of suspected patients. This cross-sectional study conducted at the Ahero County Hospital, Kisumu, Kenya, evaluated the performance of quantitative buffy coat (QBC) (QBC Fluorescence and Staining Technologies?(QBC F.A.S.T.?)-improved QBC system and SD Bioline? malaria rapid tests) against 'gold standard' (Giemsa blood stained slides microscopy) for the detection of Plasmodium species in children