title: Evaluation of rapid immunocapture assays for diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax in Korea.
abstract: The rapid immunocapture assays, OptiMal and ICT, were evaluated from 87 individuals for the diagnosis of malaria infections directly from whole blood. A total of 87 individuals was examined for malaria parasites by microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained blood smears, and 65 cases were positive for Plasmodium vivax by microscopy. Correspondingly, the OptiMal test identified malaria infection in 45 cases (69.2%) of microscopy positive cases. Of these, two cases were misinterpreted as Plasmodium falciparum, whereas ICT detected P. vivax infection in 29 (44.6%) patients. We would like to propose that rapid immuno capture assays are an easy method that can serve as a useful tool in addition to microscopy for the diagnosis of malaria, but sensitivity is not yet satisfactory for diagnosis of P. vivax in Korea.
authors: Department of Clinical Pathology, Capital Armed Forces General Hospital, SungNam City, Kyunggi Province, Republic of Korea.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Cho
authors: K H
authors: KH
authors: Kim
authors: S C
authors: SC
authors: Park
authors: Y K
authors: YK
authors: Kim
authors: K N
authors: KN
authors: Lee
authors: C S
authors: CS
authors: Lim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000592:standards*; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000276:immunology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000592:standards; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic