2024
Noninvasive in vivo photoacoustic detection of malaria with Cytophone in Cameroon
Yadem A, Armstrong J, Sarimollaoglu M, Kiki Massa C, Ndifo J, Menyaev Y, Mbe A, Richards K, Wade M, Zeng Y, Chen R, Zhou Q, Meten E, Ntone R, Tchuedji Y, Ullah S, Galanzha E, Eteki L, Gonsu H, Biris A, Suen J, Boum Y, Zharov V, Parikh S. Noninvasive in vivo photoacoustic detection of malaria with Cytophone in Cameroon. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 9228. PMID: 39455558, PMCID: PMC11511992, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53243-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClearance of parasitemiaDetection of malariaMalaria-infected red blood cellsDiagnosed symptomatic casesCross-sectional cohortUncomplicated malariaMalaria diagnosticsMalaria infectionRed blood cellsSymptomatic casesTarget antigenAsymptomatic reservoirCameroonian adultsFlow cytometer platformBlood samplesReservoir of infectionBlood cellsLack sensitivityLongitudinal cohortMolecular assaysMalariaIRBCPoint-of-careCohortQuantitative PCR
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