2016
HRP2 and pLDH-Based Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Expert Microscopy, and PCR for Detection of Malaria Infection during Pregnancy and at Delivery in Areas of Varied Transmission: A Prospective Cohort Study in Burkina Faso and Uganda
Kyabayinze D, Zongo I, Cunningham J, Gatton M, Angutoko P, Ategeka J, Compaoré Y, Muehlenbachs A, Mulondo J, Nakalembe M, Somé F, Ouattara A, Rouamba N, Ouédraogo J, Hopkins H, Bell D. HRP2 and pLDH-Based Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Expert Microscopy, and PCR for Detection of Malaria Infection during Pregnancy and at Delivery in Areas of Varied Transmission: A Prospective Cohort Study in Burkina Faso and Uganda. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0156954. PMID: 27380525, PMCID: PMC4933335, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntigens, ProtozoanBurkina FasoDiagnostic Tests, RoutineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHost-Parasite InteractionsHumansInfant, NewbornL-Lactate DehydrogenaseMalaria, FalciparumMicroscopyPlasmodium falciparumPoint-of-Care SystemsPolymerase Chain ReactionPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, SecondPregnancy Trimester, ThirdPrenatal CareProspective StudiesProtozoan ProteinsReproducibility of ResultsSeasonsSensitivity and SpecificityUgandaYoung AdultConceptsPLDH rapid diagnostic testsRapid diagnostic testsHistidine-rich protein 2Screening testMulti-center prospective studyDiagnostic testsDifferent malaria transmission settingsTororo District HospitalIntermittent preventive treatmentProspective cohort studyLow-density infectionsPCR-positive womenMalaria transmission settingsAppropriate screening testsTest positivity rateTreatment of malariaAntenatal visitsCohort studySymptomatic womenExpert microscopyThird trimesterIntermittent screeningPregnant womenProspective studyMalaria infectionArtesunate-Amodiaquine and Artemether-Lumefantrine Therapies and Selection of Pfcrt and Pfmdr1 Alleles in Nanoro, Burkina Faso
Sondo P, Derra K, Nakanabo S, Tarnagda Z, Kazienga A, Zampa O, Valéa I, Sorgho H, Owusu-Dabo E, Ouédraogo J, Guiguemdé T, Tinto H. Artesunate-Amodiaquine and Artemether-Lumefantrine Therapies and Selection of Pfcrt and Pfmdr1 Alleles in Nanoro, Burkina Faso. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0151565. PMID: 27031231, PMCID: PMC4816516, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAllelesAmodiaquineAntimalarialsArtemether, Lumefantrine Drug CombinationArtemisininsBurkina FasoChildDrug CombinationsEthanolaminesFemaleFluorenesGene FrequencyGenotypeHost-Parasite InteractionsHumansMalaria, FalciparumMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMiddle AgedMultidrug Resistance-Associated ProteinsMultivariate AnalysisParasitemiaPlasmodium falciparumPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtozoan ProteinsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPfmdr1 allelesTreatment failureArtemether-lumefantrine therapyPfcrt K76TSingle nucleotide polymorphismsRestriction fragment length polymorphism methodFragment length polymorphism methodPotential beneficial effectsLength polymorphism methodArtesunate-AmodiaquineRecurrent parasitaemiaTreatment regimenACT resistanceCombination therapyK76TPfmdr1 geneClinical trialsTreatment outcomesMultivariate analysisDay 0PfcrtMalaria controlBlood spotsBeneficial effectsPolymorphism method
2013
Comparison of field-based xenodiagnosis and direct membrane feeding assays for evaluating host infectiousness to malaria vector Anopheles gambiae
Gouagna L, Yao F, Yameogo B, Dabiré R, Ouédraogo J. Comparison of field-based xenodiagnosis and direct membrane feeding assays for evaluating host infectiousness to malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Acta Tropica 2013, 130: 131-139. PMID: 24262642, DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMosquito bitesOocyst infectionDirect membrane feeding assaysInfectious mosquito bitesAnopheles mosquitoesMembrane feeding assaysMalaria-endemic areasLow gametocyte densitiesCross-sectional surveyGametocyte densityEndemic areasDay 7Classical microscopic examinationHost infectiousnessBlood smearsOocyst prevalenceXenodiagnosisHost skinMembrane feederInfectionInfectious individualsInfectiousnessMicroscopic examinationHuman subjectsChildren