Festus K Acquah1,2, Dickson Donu1, Evans K Obboh3, Dorcas Bredu1, Bernice Mawuli2, Jones A Amponsah1, Joseph Quartey4, Linda E Amoah5,6. 1. Immunology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana. 2. West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana. 3. School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. 4. Parasitology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana. 5. Immunology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana. Lamoah@noguchi.ug.edu.gh. 6. West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana. Lamoah@noguchi.ug.edu.gh.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Alere™ Malaria Ag P.f Ultra-sensitive RDT (UsmRDT) kit is an HRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) with enhanced sensitivity relative to the SD Bioline Malaria Ag P.f RDT (mRDT) kit. However, the diagnostic performance of the UsmRDT kit has not been evaluated in Ghana. METHODS: A total of 740 afebrile participants aged between 3 and 88 years old were recruited from the Central and Greater Accra Regions of Ghana during the off-peak malaria season. Axillary body temperature was measured, and a volume of 1 ml venous blood was drawn from each participant. Prior to separating the blood into plasma and packed cell pellets via centrifugation, the blood was spotted onto one UsmRDT and one mRDT kit and also used to prepare thick and thin blood smears as well as filter paper blood spots. Plasmodium falciparum specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed on gDNA extracted from 100 µl of the whole blood. RESULTS: The overall positivity rate for microscopy, PCR, UsmRDT and mRDT kit were 20.4%, 40.8%, 31.3% and 30.8%, respectively. Overall, the UsmRDT identified 9.3% (28/302) more PCR positive samples than the mRDT kits. All samples that were negative by the UsmRDT kit were also negative by the mRDT kit. Overall, the sensitivity and specificity of the UsmRDT was 73% (221/302) and 89% (388/436), respectively, while that for the mRDT kit was 58% and 90%, respectively. CONCLUSION: Although the UsmRDT kit was not as sensitive as PCR at detecting asymptomatic P. falciparum carriage, it correctly identified P. falciparum in 9.3% of the study participants that were not captured by the mRDT kit. In malaria endemic settings, the UsmRDT would provide an added advantage by identifying more asymptomatic P. falciparum carriers than the mRDT kit for targeted treatment interventions.
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