2020
Point Prevalence Testing of Residents for SARS-CoV-2 in a Subset of Connecticut Nursing Homes
Parikh S, O’Laughlin K, Ehrlich HY, Campbell L, Harizaj A, Durante A, Leung V. Point Prevalence Testing of Residents for SARS-CoV-2 in a Subset of Connecticut Nursing Homes. JAMA 2020, 324: 1101-1103. PMID: 32790860, PMCID: PMC7418038, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.14984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnecticut nursing homesAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionNursing homesSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus 2 infectionPolymerase chain reaction testSARS-CoV-2Chain reaction testPoint prevalenceReaction testInfectionPrevalenceResidents
2016
Screening for Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Using Three Detection Methods: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Southwestern Uganda.
Roh ME, Oyet C, Orikiriza P, Wade M, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Boum Y, Kiwanuka GN, Parikh S. Screening for Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Using Three Detection Methods: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Southwestern Uganda. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 95: 1094-1099. PMID: 27672207, PMCID: PMC5094223, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnostic Tests, RoutineFemaleGene FrequencyGlucosephosphate DehydrogenaseGlucosephosphate Dehydrogenase DeficiencyHumansInfantMalariaMalaria, FalciparumMalaria, VivaxMalePoint-of-Care SystemsPrevalencePrimaquineRural PopulationSensitivity and SpecificityUgandaUrban PopulationConceptsG6PDd prevalenceGlucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiencyDehydrogenase deficiencySingle-dose primaquinePlasmodium falciparum transmissionSouthwestern UgandaPlasmodium ovale infectionNegative predictive valueMonths of ageCross-sectional surveyViable screening testOvale infectionsDiagnostic modalitiesStandard quantitative assayLow prevalenceRadical curePlasmodium vivaxPredictive valueSectional surveyCare testScreening testPrevalenceSevere deficiencyPrimaquineEnzyme activity
2004
Molecular Evaluation of the Natural History of Asymptomatic Parasitemia in Ugandan Children
Nsobya SL, Parikh S, Kironde F, Lubega G, Kamya MR, Rosenthal PJ, Dorsey G. Molecular Evaluation of the Natural History of Asymptomatic Parasitemia in Ugandan Children. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2004, 189: 2220-2226. PMID: 15181569, DOI: 10.1086/421281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic malariaPolymerase chain reactionAsymptomatic parasitemiaDetectable parasitemiaNatural historySubsequent clinical malariaClinical malariaAsymptomatic childrenSymptomatic episodesMalarial parasitemiaUgandan childrenPersistent infectionParasitemiaMalariaFirst monthChain reactionMolecular evaluationChildrenHigh ratePrevalenceSimilar ratesMonthsPersistent strainsEpisodesInfection