Diagnosis of malaria by acridine orange fluorescent microscopy in an endemic area of Venezuela
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Resumo: | Fluorescent (acridine orange) microscopical examination of capillary centrifuged blood (quantitative buffy coat [QBC®] analysis) and Giemsa stained thick blood smears (GTS) were compared for diagnosis of malaria in blood specimens from adults living in malaria transmission areas of the States of Bolivar and Amazonas in southeastern and south Venezuela, respectively. Of a total of 198 GTS examined, 95 subjects (48%) showed parasitaemia. Among the 95 blood films with a positive GTS, 94 were judged positive by the QBC. However, positive QBC tubes were found in 29 out of 103 blood specimens with a negative GTS. Thus, relative to a GTS standard, the sensitivity and specificity of the QBC-test was 99.2% and 72%, respectively. Young trophozoites of Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum could not be distinguished with certainty. It is confirmed that the QBC offers many advantages compared with the standard diagnosis of malaria parasites, specifically in the speed of staining and ease of interpretation. However, in places where P. falciparum and P. vivax occur, species and stage differentiation should be confirmed with the GTS. |
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Diagnosis of malaria by acridine orange fluorescent microscopy in an endemic area of VenezuelamalariadiagnosisQBC testPlasmodium vivaxPlasmodium falciparumFluorescent (acridine orange) microscopical examination of capillary centrifuged blood (quantitative buffy coat [QBC®] analysis) and Giemsa stained thick blood smears (GTS) were compared for diagnosis of malaria in blood specimens from adults living in malaria transmission areas of the States of Bolivar and Amazonas in southeastern and south Venezuela, respectively. Of a total of 198 GTS examined, 95 subjects (48%) showed parasitaemia. Among the 95 blood films with a positive GTS, 94 were judged positive by the QBC. However, positive QBC tubes were found in 29 out of 103 blood specimens with a negative GTS. Thus, relative to a GTS standard, the sensitivity and specificity of the QBC-test was 99.2% and 72%, respectively. Young trophozoites of Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum could not be distinguished with certainty. It is confirmed that the QBC offers many advantages compared with the standard diagnosis of malaria parasites, specifically in the speed of staining and ease of interpretation. However, in places where P. falciparum and P. vivax occur, species and stage differentiation should be confirmed with the GTS.Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde1996-02-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761996000100014Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.91 n.1 1996reponame:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruzinstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruzinstacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0074-02761996000100014info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBosch,IreneBracho,CarmenPérez,Hilda Aeng2020-04-25T17:47:30Zhttp://www.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php0074-02761678-8060opendoar:null2020-04-26 02:06:50.947Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Fundação Oswaldo Cruztrue |
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Diagnosis of malaria by acridine orange fluorescent microscopy in an endemic area of Venezuela |
title |
Diagnosis of malaria by acridine orange fluorescent microscopy in an endemic area of Venezuela |
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Diagnosis of malaria by acridine orange fluorescent microscopy in an endemic area of Venezuela Bosch,Irene malaria diagnosis QBC test Plasmodium vivax Plasmodium falciparum |
title_short |
Diagnosis of malaria by acridine orange fluorescent microscopy in an endemic area of Venezuela |
title_full |
Diagnosis of malaria by acridine orange fluorescent microscopy in an endemic area of Venezuela |
title_fullStr |
Diagnosis of malaria by acridine orange fluorescent microscopy in an endemic area of Venezuela |
title_full_unstemmed |
Diagnosis of malaria by acridine orange fluorescent microscopy in an endemic area of Venezuela |
title_sort |
Diagnosis of malaria by acridine orange fluorescent microscopy in an endemic area of Venezuela |
author |
Bosch,Irene |
author_facet |
Bosch,Irene Bracho,Carmen Pérez,Hilda A |
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author |
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Bracho,Carmen Pérez,Hilda A |
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Bosch,Irene Bracho,Carmen Pérez,Hilda A |
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malaria diagnosis QBC test Plasmodium vivax Plasmodium falciparum |
topic |
malaria diagnosis QBC test Plasmodium vivax Plasmodium falciparum |
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Fluorescent (acridine orange) microscopical examination of capillary centrifuged blood (quantitative buffy coat [QBC®] analysis) and Giemsa stained thick blood smears (GTS) were compared for diagnosis of malaria in blood specimens from adults living in malaria transmission areas of the States of Bolivar and Amazonas in southeastern and south Venezuela, respectively. Of a total of 198 GTS examined, 95 subjects (48%) showed parasitaemia. Among the 95 blood films with a positive GTS, 94 were judged positive by the QBC. However, positive QBC tubes were found in 29 out of 103 blood specimens with a negative GTS. Thus, relative to a GTS standard, the sensitivity and specificity of the QBC-test was 99.2% and 72%, respectively. Young trophozoites of Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum could not be distinguished with certainty. It is confirmed that the QBC offers many advantages compared with the standard diagnosis of malaria parasites, specifically in the speed of staining and ease of interpretation. However, in places where P. falciparum and P. vivax occur, species and stage differentiation should be confirmed with the GTS. |
description |
Fluorescent (acridine orange) microscopical examination of capillary centrifuged blood (quantitative buffy coat [QBC®] analysis) and Giemsa stained thick blood smears (GTS) were compared for diagnosis of malaria in blood specimens from adults living in malaria transmission areas of the States of Bolivar and Amazonas in southeastern and south Venezuela, respectively. Of a total of 198 GTS examined, 95 subjects (48%) showed parasitaemia. Among the 95 blood films with a positive GTS, 94 were judged positive by the QBC. However, positive QBC tubes were found in 29 out of 103 blood specimens with a negative GTS. Thus, relative to a GTS standard, the sensitivity and specificity of the QBC-test was 99.2% and 72%, respectively. Young trophozoites of Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum could not be distinguished with certainty. It is confirmed that the QBC offers many advantages compared with the standard diagnosis of malaria parasites, specifically in the speed of staining and ease of interpretation. However, in places where P. falciparum and P. vivax occur, species and stage differentiation should be confirmed with the GTS. |
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