2022
Clinical characteristics of Plasmodium falciparum infection among symptomatic patients presenting to a major urban military hospital in Cameroon
Hodson DZ, Mbarga Etoundi Y, Mbatou Nghokeng N, Mohamadou Poulibe R, Magne Djoko S, Goodwin J, Cheteug Nguesta G, Nganso T, Armstrong JN, Andrews JJ, Zhang E, Wade M, Eboumbou Moukoko CE, Boum Y, Parikh S. Clinical characteristics of Plasmodium falciparum infection among symptomatic patients presenting to a major urban military hospital in Cameroon. Malaria Journal 2022, 21: 298. PMID: 36273147, PMCID: PMC9588226, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04315-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP. falciparum infectionPopulation attributable risk percentFalciparum infectionPlasmodium falciparum infectionYears of ageClinical characteristicsUrban hospitalMilitary HospitalAttributable risk percentHigher positivity rateLikelihood ratioRapid diagnostic testsMajor urban hospitalRural African settingConclusionsThe prevalenceHigh feverSymptomatic patientsHemoglobin levelsAnemia prevalenceSevere anemiaEmergency departmentVenous samplesClinical surveyPositivity rateWHO definition
2019
Performance of the Access Bio/CareStart rapid diagnostic test for the detection of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Ley B, Satyagraha A, Rahmat H, von Fricken ME, Douglas NM, Pfeffer DA, Espino F, von Seidlein L, Henriques G, Oo NN, Menard D, Parikh S, Bancone G, Karahalios A, Price RN. Performance of the Access Bio/CareStart rapid diagnostic test for the detection of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS Medicine 2019, 16: e1002992. PMID: 31834890, PMCID: PMC6910667, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative predictive valueGlucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiencyIndividual participant dataSystematic reviewHigh negative predictive valueDehydrogenase deficiencyRandom-effects bivariate modelPrevalence of G6PDdDrug-induced haemolysisCapillary blood samplesRapid diagnostic testsPositive likelihood ratioNegative likelihood ratioLikelihood ratioVivax malariaVenous bloodEndemic settingsInclusion criteriaPooled estimatesBlood samplesRadical curePredictive valueWide geographical representationMale medianRoutine setting