2017
Evaluation of the Deki Reader™, an automated RDT reader and data management device, in a household survey setting in low malaria endemic southwestern Uganda
Oyet C, Roh ME, Kiwanuka GN, Orikiriza P, Wade M, Parikh S, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Boum Y. Evaluation of the Deki Reader™, an automated RDT reader and data management device, in a household survey setting in low malaria endemic southwestern Uganda. Malaria Journal 2017, 16: 449. PMID: 29115991, PMCID: PMC5678817, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-2094-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRapid diagnostic testsDeki ReaderCross-sectional surveySouthwestern UgandaPlasmodium falciparum casesEffective malaria control toolsHealth center settingMalaria transmission intensityOverall percent agreementMalaria control toolsGold standard microscopyResource-constrained settingsFalciparum casesBackgroundEarly diagnosisAdequate battery lifeMalaria casesBlood samplesMalaria diagnosisSectional surveyResultsThe sensitivityPercent agreementDiagnostic testsCenter settingDiagnostic performanceConclusionsThe findings
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