Contribution of Nonspecific Laboratory Test to the Diagnosis of Malaria in Febrile Travelers Returning from Endemic Areas: Value of Hypocholesterolemia | Zendy

Sékéné Badiaga | Zendy; Karine Barrau | Zendy; Philippe Parola | Zendy; Philippe Brouqui | Zendy; J Delmont | Zendy

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Contribution of Nonspecific Laboratory Test to the Diagnosis of Malaria in Febrile Travelers Returning from Endemic Areas: Value of Hypocholesterolemia

Author(s) -

Sékéné Badiaga,

Karine Barrau,

Philippe Parola,

Philippe Brouqui,

J Delmont

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.2310/7060.2002.23842

Subject(s) - hypocholesterolemia , medicine , malaria , odds ratio , confidence interval , diagnosis of malaria , immunology , plasmodium falciparum , cholesterol

The gold standard in diagnosis of malaria is microscopic detection of malaria parasites in thin blood smears. However, the sensitivity and specificity of blood smears depend mostly on the experience of the examiner. In the traveler returning from the tropics, diagnosis of malaria may be difficult when the parasitemia is low. In this circumstance any indicator that suggests the diagnosis of malaria is of great interest. The aim of this study is to determine the value of hypocholesterolemia to the diagnosis of imported malaria.

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