title: [Usefulness of the "OptiMAL Rapid Malaria test" for rapid detection of malaria imported to Poland].
abstract: In this survey the use of OptiMAL test for rapid diagnosis of malaria was evaluated. It was proved that this test allowed to diagnose the Plasmodium sp. antigen in 72% of examined blood specimens, 82% for P. falciparum infection and 69% for P. vivax, whereas P. ovale was not detected at all. The test sensitivity depended on the parasitemia level. It showed a sensitivity of 100% for parasitemia density exceeded 1%, 95.4% with the parasitemia ranging from 0.1-0.99%. For lower parasite density, the test's sensitivity was of 32 and 60%. The OptiMAL test showed a 99.1% specificity thus it revealed to be significantly high.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Parazytologii Tropikalnej, Katedra Medycyny Tropikalnej i Parazytologii, Miqdzywydzialowy Instytut Medycyny Morskiej i Tropikalnej, Akademia Medyczna, Krajowy Osrodek Medycyny Tropikalnej, 81-519 Gdynia. pemyjak@amg.gda.pl
authors.forename: Przemysław
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Myjak
authors.forename: Wacław
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nahorski
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zarnowska-Prymek
authors.forename: Halina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pietkiewicz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D011044:Poland; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase