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
2016
Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda - Volume 22, Number 8—August 2016 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Roh ME, Oyet C, Orikiriza P, Wade M, Kiwanuka GN, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Parikh S, Boum Y. Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda - Volume 22, Number 8—August 2016 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2016, 22: 1494-1498. PMID: 27434741, PMCID: PMC4982177, DOI: 10.3201/eid2208.160619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicroscopy-positive samplesLow malaria transmission settingsInfectious Diseases journal - CDCAsymptomatic Plasmodium infectionsMalaria transmission settingsRapid diagnostic testsP. falciparum parasitesRoutine diagnostic testingP. ovale parasitesAsymptomatic childrenPlasmodium infectionPlasmodium malariaeP. malariaeTransmission settingsFalciparum parasitesDiagnostic testingDiagnostic testsMalariaeChildrenParasitesInfection
2013
Malaria Diagnostics in Clinical Trials
Murphy SC, Shott JP, Parikh S, Etter P, Prescott WR, Stewart VA. Malaria Diagnostics in Clinical Trials. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2013, 89: 824-839. PMID: 24062484, PMCID: PMC3820323, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsMalaria diagnosticsHuman immunodeficiency virus/Diagnostic testsMalaria clinical trialsVaccine clinical trialsMalaria diagnostic testsNatural history studiesRapid diagnostic testsHIV/malariaMalaria testStudy endpointInternational Working GroupVirus/Serologic testsEpidemiologic studiesTrial participantsMalaria diseaseNatural historyTrialsExternal quality assessmentMolecular assaysDiseaseHistory studiesLaboratory network