Open AccessDiagnostic Performance of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification and Ultrasensitive Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria Screening Among Pregnant Women in Kenya
Author(s) -
Aaron M. Samuels,
Oliver Towett,
Brian Seda,
Ryan E. Wiegand,
Kephas Otieno,
Miriam Chomba,
Naomi W. Lucchi,
Dragan Ljolje,
Kammerle Schneider,
Patrick Walker,
Titus K. Kwambai,
Laurence Slutsker,
Feiko O. ter Kuile,
Simon Kariuki
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiac289
Subject(s) - loop mediated isothermal amplification , malaria , confidence interval , diagnostic test , rapid diagnostic test , medicine , point of care testing , polymerase chain reaction , pregnancy , diagnostic accuracy , diagnosis of malaria , biology , obstetrics , immunology , veterinary medicine , plasmodium falciparum , genetics , dna , gene
Screen-and-treat strategies with sensitive diagnostic tests may reduce malaria-associated adverse pregnancy outcomes. We conducted a diagnostic accuracy study to evaluate new point-of-care tests to screen pregnant women for malaria at their first antenatal visit in western Kenya.
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