Evaluation of Malaria Microscopy Diagnostic Performance at 40 Public Health Facilities in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in 2020

• Published in: Acta parasitologica Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 541 - 548
• Main Authors: Fulgence, Kassi Kondo, Massafoma, Koné Estelle Gnanyo, Sebastien, Miezan Assohoun Jean, Alain, Gnamian Nouveau Kanzin, Akoua, Valerie Bedia-Tanoh, Etienne, Angora Kpongbo, Abibatou, Konaté, Henriette, Vanga-Bosson Abo, Marie, Kiki-Barro Pulchérie Christiane, Vincent, Djohan, William, Yavo, Hervé, Menan Eby Ignace
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.03.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Biology; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Blood; Cote d'Ivoire - epidemiology; Diagnosis; Ecology; Health care facilities; Health Facilities; Human diseases; Humans; Laboratories; Laboratories - standards; Malaria; Malaria - diagnosis; Malaria - parasitology; Medical Microbiology; Microbiology; Microscopy; Microscopy - methods; Original Paper; Parasites; Parasitology; Plasmodium - classification; Plasmodium - isolation & purification; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium falciparum - isolation & purification; Plasmodium ovale; Plasmodium ovale - isolation & purification; Public Health; Public sector; Thick films; Thin films; Vector-borne diseases; Cote d'Ivoire; Ivory Coast; Thick-thin blood smear; Laboratories; Quality control; Public health facilities; Abidjan; Malaria microscopy diagnostic performance; Côte d’Ivoire

Purpose Microscopic diagnosis of Giemsa-stained thick and thin blood films remained the gold standard laboratory method for the diagnosis of malaria. In this context, we felt it was important to conduct this evaluation with 40 public medical biology laboratories (MBLs) in the Abidjan 1 health region...