COVID-19 in patients presenting with malaria-like symptoms at a primary healthcare facility in Accra, Ghana.
Issabella AsamoahMildred A Adusei-PokuPriscilla Vandyck-SeyAllen Steele-DadzieAtta Senior KuffourAlbert TurksonIvy Asantewaa AsanteKantanka Addo-OsafoQuaneeta MohktarBright AduYaw A AfraneKwamena W C SagoePublished in: PloS one (2024)
It may be difficult to use clinical characteristics to distinguish between patients with COVID-19 having malaria-like symptoms. Detection of IgM using RDTs may be useful in predicting CT values for SARS-CoV-2 real-time PCR and therefore transmission.
Keyphrases
- real time pcr
- sars cov
- healthcare
- plasmodium falciparum
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- coronavirus disease
- computed tomography
- sleep quality
- image quality
- contrast enhanced
- dual energy
- long term care
- physical activity
- magnetic resonance
- positron emission tomography
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- health information
- health insurance
- sensitive detection