Evaluation of the Performance of Advantage P.f. Malaria Card and Advantage Malaria Pan + Pf Card, Two Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Parasitological Confirmation of Malaria Cases in Field Situation in Togo

Overview

Journal Parasit Vectors

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialties Parasitology
Tropical Medicine

Date 2023 Dec 1

PMID 38037186

Authors

Diwaba Carmel Teou

Ameyo Monique Dorkenoo

Essoham Ataba

Smaila Alidou

Kossi Yakpa

Agueregna Abdou-Kerim

Issaka Maman

Amegnona Agbonon

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Abstract

Background: In Togo, malaria remains a major public health problem, and the management of suspected cases requires confirmation with appropriate biological methods. Malaria diagnosis has been improved by the introduction of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for areas where microscopy is not available. To be used, these RDTs must meet performance criteria defined by the WHO. This study was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic performance of two RDTs: Advantage P.f. Malaria Card detecting HRP2 antigen and Advantage Malaria Pan + Pf Card detecting both HRP2 and pLDH antigens.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional analytical study conducted from December 2019 to February 2020 on malaria-suspected cases received in three sentinel sites in Togo and from whom capillary blood was collected to perform the two RDTs according to the manufacturer's instructions. Sensitivity and specificity were estimated by comparing to thick/thin blood smear, the gold standard, and to PCR, which is a more sensitive.

Results: A total of 390 participants (54.9% female) with a median age of 18 (± 0.8) years were included in the study. The sensitivity of both Advantage P.f. Malaria Card® and Advantage Malaria Pan + Pf Card compared to thick/thin blood smear was 91.8% and 91.3%, respectively, and for both the specificity was 94.7%. Compared to PCR, the sensitivity was 84.2% and 83.8%, respectively, and the specificity 96.5%.

Conclusions: The performances of the Advantage P.f. Malaria Card and Advantage Malaria PAN + Pf Card compared to microscopy, considered the gold standard, were acceptable under the field conditions found in Togo. They can therefore be used for the biological diagnosis of malaria.

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