Aninagyei Enoch
Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, PMB 31, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana.
BMC Res Notes. 2020 Nov 4;13(1):508. doi: 10.1186/s13104-020-05359-w.
Microscopy remains the gold standard for identification of malaria parasites. However, the sensitivity of malaria microscopy is low. This study evaluated the impact of repeated sampling up to 12 h in 177 children < 6 years with suspected malaria.
The median age was 3 years (interquartile range, 2.0-4.0 years). Eighty-nine percent (158/177) presented with hyperthermia together with one or more of the following symptoms: chills, headache, sweating, fatigue, nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and cough. Baseline microscopy confirmed malaria in 29.9% (53/177) of the suspects. Repeated testing at 6 and 12 h increased the positive detection rates to 35.0% (62/177) and 41.8% (74/177), respectively. Microscopy underestimated malaria diagnosis by 11.9% on single testing. Children showing classical signs of malaria but with initial negative parasitological reports should be retested between 6 to 12 h to confirm or rule out a diagnosis of malaria.
显微镜检查仍然是疟原虫鉴定的金标准。然而,疟疾显微镜检查的敏感性较低。本研究评估了对177名6岁以下疑似疟疾儿童进行长达12小时的重复采样的影响。
中位年龄为3岁(四分位间距,2.0 - 4.0岁)。89%(158/177)的儿童出现高热,并伴有以下一种或多种症状:寒战、头痛、出汗、疲劳、恶心、腹痛、呕吐、腹泻和咳嗽。基线显微镜检查确诊29.9%(53/177)的疑似患者患有疟疾。在6小时和12小时进行重复检测后,阳性检出率分别提高到35.0%(62/177)和41.8%(74/177)。单次检测时,显微镜检查对疟疾诊断的低估率为11.9%。对于表现出疟疾典型症状但初始寄生虫学报告为阴性的儿童,应在6至12小时内进行重新检测,以确认或排除疟疾诊断。