Prozone-like phenomenon in travellers with fatal malaria: report of two cases

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2015

Autores

santos, l (Autor) FMUP; Pereira, NR (Autor) FMDUP; Andrade, P (Autor) Outra; Dias, PF (Autor) Outra; Alves, CL (Autor) FMUP; Abreu, C (Autor) FMUP; Serrao, R (Autor) Outra; Ribeiro, M (Autor) Outra; Sarmento A (Autor) FMUP

Revista

Título: Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Vol. 9

Páginas: 321-324

ISSN: 1972-2680

Editora: Open Learning on Enteric Pathogens

Indexação

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Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00A-BP2

DOI: 10.3855/jidc.5454

Abstract (EN): Malaria diagnosis remains a concern in non-endemic countries, with rapid diagnosis being crucial to improve patients' outcome. Rapid diagnostic tests have high sensitivity but they also have flaws and false-negative results that might jeopardize malaria diagnosis. Some false-negative results might relate to a prozone-like effect. The authors describe two patients with false-negative rapid diagnostic tests in which a prozone-like effect might have been involved. The authors highlight that these tests should not be used without accompanying light microscopy observation of blood films and discuss potential benefits of using rapid diagnostic tests with more than one specific antigen for Plasmodium falciparum.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 4