| Literature DB >> 27162264 |
Sumudu Britton1, Qin Cheng2, Matthew J Grigg3, Timothy William4, Nicholas M Anstey3, James S McCarthy5.
Abstract
The simian parasite Plasmodium knowlesi is now the commonest cause of malaria in Malaysia and can rapidly cause severe and fatal malaria. However, microscopic misdiagnosis of Plasmodium species is common, rapid antigen detection tests remain insufficiently sensitive and confirmation of P. knowlesi requires polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Thus available point-of-care diagnostic tests are inadequate. This study reports the development of a simple, sensitive, colorimetric, high-throughput loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay (HtLAMP) diagnostic test using novel primers for the detection of P. knowlesi. This assay is able to detect 0.2 parasites/μL, and compared with PCR has a sensitivity of 96% for the detection of P. knowlesi, making it a potentially field-applicable point-of-care diagnostic tool. © The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27162264 PMCID: PMC4944675 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0670
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg ISSN: 0002-9637 Impact factor: 2.345