Will the high rates of post-treatment sexual stage parasitaemia seen in malaria-endemic areas make the optiMAL antigen test unreliable in predicting malaria treatment outcome?

Br J Haematol. 2001 Apr;113(1):255-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2001.02673-2.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigens, Protozoan / blood
  • Developing Countries*
  • Humans
  • L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / blood*
  • Malaria, Falciparum / drug therapy
  • Malaria, Falciparum / parasitology*
  • Parasitemia / diagnosis
  • Plasmodium falciparum / enzymology*
  • Plasmodium falciparum / immunology
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antigens, Protozoan
  • L-Lactate Dehydrogenase