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KMID : 1137920060310020157
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Journal of Agricultral Medicine & Community Health
2006 Volume.31 No. 2 p.157 ~ p.164
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Evaluation of the Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Kit in Ganghwa Country
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Kwon Su-Jung
Kweon Oh-Jun
Youn Sung-Tae
Yim Jun
Im Jung-Soo
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Abstract
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Objectives: Early diagnosis and treatment is the most important strategy to control malaria effectively. Microscopic examination of blood films is a traditional and standard method for diagnosing malaria, which takes a long time and needs expertise. Therefore, the alternative method, rapid diagnostic kit has been used for quick diagnosis in some counties, a highly infectious region by P. vivax. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of malaria rapid diagnostic kit in Ganghwa county.
Methods: The utility was evaluated by mean diagnosis time and sensitivity and specificity. For monitoring mean diagnosis time, 942 cases which were diagnosed for P. vivax were collected between 1998 and 2005. And for calculating sensitivity and specificity, 434 whole bloods in EDTA which were presented for P. vivax by microscopy and rapid diagnostic kit were collected between 2004 and 2005.
Results: After malaria rapid diagnostic kit was used in 2003, mean diagnosis time has decreased to 3.36-3.14 day. The sensitivity and specificity of the rapid diagnostic kit was 98.2% and 98.5% and comparable to that of microscopic examination.
Conclusions: The malaria rapid diagnostic kit is useful tool in a highly infectious region like Ganghwa county.
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KEYWORD
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Malaria, Rapid Diagnostic Kit, Utility
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