Prevalence and clinical impact of malaria infections detected with a highly sensitive HRP2 rapid diagnostic test in Beninese pregnant women.

Valérie BriandGilles CottrellNicaise Tuike NdamXavier Martiáñez-VendrellBertin VianouAtika MamaBienvenue KouwayeSandrine HouzéJustine BaillyErasme GbaguidiDarius SossouAchille MassougbodjiManfred AccrombessiAlfredo MayorXavier C DingNadine Fievet

Published in: Malaria journal (2020)

This study demonstrates the higher performance of uRDT, as compared to cRDTs, to detect low parasite density P. falciparum infections during pregnancy, particularly in the 1st trimester. uRDT allowed the detection of infections associated with maternal anaemia.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
loop mediated isothermal amplification
risk factors
birth weight
gestational age
body mass index
real time pcr
living cells
molecularly imprinted
weight gain