title: [Evaluation of the Optimal-IT and ICT P.f./P.v. rapid dipstick tests for diagnosing malaria within primary healthcare in the municipality of Manaus, Amazonas].
abstract: Malaria is routinely diagnosed using the thick blood smear test. However, this technique requires the training of microscopists and may be time-consuming. A concordance study was conducted on two dipstick tests (Optimal-IT and ICT P.f./P.v.) and the thick blood smear test, within primary healthcare in Manaus.
authors.affiliation: Fundação de Medicina Tropical do Amazonas, Manaus, AM. anarcanjo@fmt.am.gov.br
authors.forename: Ana Ruth Lima
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Arcanjo
authors.forename: Marcus Vinícius Guimarães
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: de Lacerda
authors.forename: Wilson Duarte
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Alecrim
authors.forename: Maria das Graças Costa
authors.initials: Md
authors.lastname: Alecrim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000276:immunology; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000276:immunology; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic