Publication: Evaluation of the KAT™-quick malaria rapid test for rapid diagnosis of falciparum malaria in Thailand
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2004-03-01
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01251562
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Mahidol University
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Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.35, No.1 (2004), 35-37
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Kasinee Buchachart, Srivicha Krudsood, Mathieu Nacher, Duangrudee Chindanond, Piyathida Rungmatcha, Shigeyuki Kano, Sornchai Looareesuwan Evaluation of the KAT™-quick malaria rapid test for rapid diagnosis of falciparum malaria in Thailand. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.35, No.1 (2004), 35-37. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/21717
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Evaluation of the KAT™-quick malaria rapid test for rapid diagnosis of falciparum malaria in Thailand
Abstract
In recent years, several rapid diagnostic tests for falciparum malaria have been developed. KAT™ test results were compared with microscopy on 90 consecutive patients hospitalized at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand. Fifty-one patients had P. falciparum infections while 49 had malaria due to other plasmodium species. For a geometric mean ±SD (Min;Max;range) parasitemia of 11,481 ± 5.0 (88;713,838;713,750), the sensitivity of the KAT test was 96% (95% CI=86-99.5), the specificity was 92% (95% CI=80-99), the accuracy was 94% and the reliability was 85%. These findings suggest that the KAT™ test is of potential interest in the diagnosis of falciparum malaria in Thailand.