Diagnostic Efficacy of Microscopy, Rapid Diagnostic Test and Polymerase Chain Reaction for Malaria Using Bayesian Latent Class Analysis

• Published in: Indian journal of medical microbiology Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 376 - 380
• Main Authors: Saha, Sreemanti, Narang, Rahul, Deshmukh, Pradeep, Pote, Kiran, Anvikar, Anup, Narang, Pratibha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Elsevier B.V 01.07.2017; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Bayes Theorem; Bayesian analysis; Bayesian latent class analysis; Child; Confidence intervals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Diagnostic systems; Diagnostic tests; Diagnostic Tests, Routine - methods; DNA; DNA polymerase; evaluation; Female; Hospitals; Humans; Immunoassay - methods; Infections; Infectious Disease; Latent class analysis; Malaria; Malaria - diagnosis; Male; Microscopy; Microscopy - methods; Middle Aged; Parasites; Plasmodium; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium vivax; Polymerase chain reaction; Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods; rapid diagnostic test; Sensitivity; Sensitivity and Specificity; Smear; Tertiary Care Centers; Vector-borne diseases; Vectors (Biology); Young Adult; evaluation; microscopy; rapid diagnostic test; malaria; Bayesian latent class analysis; polymerase chain reaction

Introduction: The diagnostic techniques for malaria are undergoing a change depending on the availability of newer diagnostics and annual parasite index of infection in a particular area. At the country level, guidelines are available for selection of diagnostic tests; however, at the local level, t...