Plasma concentration of parasite DNA as a measure of disease severity in falciparum malaria.
Plasma concentration of parasite DNA as a measure of disease severity in falciparum malaria.
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寄生虫DNA的血浆浓度作为恶性疟疾疾病严重程度的量度。
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10.1093/infdis/jiu590
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2015-04-01
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White NJ
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Imwong M;Woodrow CJ;Hendriksen IC;Veenemans J;Verhoef H;Faiz MA;Mohanty S;Mishra S;Mtove G;Gesase S;Seni A;Chhaganlal KD;Day NP;Dondorp AM;White NJ
In malaria-endemic areas, Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia is common in apparently healthy children and severe malaria is commonly misdiagnosed in patients with incidental parasitemia. We assessed whether the plasma Plasmodium falciparum DNA concentration is a useful datum for distinguishing uncomplicated from severe malaria in African children and Asian adults. P. falciparum DNA concentrations were measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 224 African children (111 with uncomplicated malaria and 113 with severe malaria) and 211 Asian adults (100 with uncomplicated malaria and 111 with severe malaria) presenting with acute falciparum malaria. The diagnostic accuracy of plasma P. falciparum DNA concentrations in identifying severe malaria was 0.834 for children and 0.788 for adults, similar to that of plasma P. falciparum HRP2 levels and substantially superior to that of parasite densities (P < .0001). The diagnostic accuracy of plasma P. falciparum DNA concentrations plus plasma P. falciparum HRP2 concentrations was significantly greater than that of plasma P. falciparum HRP2 concentrations alone (0.904 for children [P = .004] and 0.847 for adults [P = .003]). Quantitative real-time PCR measurement of parasite DNA in plasma is a useful method for diagnosing severe falciparum malaria on fresh or archived plasma samples.
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DOI:
10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0274
发表时间:
2009-11-01
影响因子:
3.3
作者:
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通讯作者:
Smith, Davey M.
影响因子:
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影响因子:
9.4
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
168.9
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影响因子:
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