Publication: Loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid diagnosis of malaria infections in an area of endemicity in Thailand
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2014-01-01
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1098660X
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Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Vol.52, No.5 (2014), 1471-1477
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Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Takafumi Tsuboi, Eun Taek Han, Sirasate Bantuchai, Sureemas Buates Loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid diagnosis of malaria infections in an area of endemicity in Thailand. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Vol.52, No.5 (2014), 1471-1477. doi:10.1128/JCM.03313-13 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/34673
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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid diagnosis of malaria infections in an area of endemicity in Thailand
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The loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method, developed by our group for diagnosis of four human malaria parasites, was evaluated on a large scale at a remote clinic in Thailand where malaria is endemic. A total of 899 febrile patients were analyzed in this study. LAMP was first evaluated in 219 patients, and the result was compared to those of two histidine-rich protein (HRP)-2 rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and microscopy as a gold standard. LAMP DNA extraction was conducted by a simple boiling method, and the test results were assessed visually. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) were 95.7%, 100%, 100%, and 98%, respectively, for LAMP and 98.6%, 98%, 95.8%, and 99.3%, respectively, for RDTs. Since RDT-positive results were based on one out of two RDTs, the sensitivity of RDTs was slightly higher than that of LAMP. However, LAMP tended to be more specific than RDTs. LAMP next was evaluated in 680 patients, and the result was compared to that of microscopy as a gold standard. Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and diagnostic accuracy of LAMP were 88.9%, 96.9%, 92.2%, 95.5%, and 94.6%, respectively. Nested PCR was used to confirm the discrepant results. Malaria LAMP in a remote clinic in Thailand achieved an acceptable result, indicating that LAMP malaria diagnosis is feasible in a field setting with limited technical resources. Additionally, the rapid boiling method for extracting DNA from dried blood spots proved to be simple, fast, and suitable for use in the field. Copyright © 2014, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.