Repeatability and reproducibility of a handheld quantitative G6PD diagnostic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The introduction of novel short course treatment regimens for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax requires reliable point-of-care diagnosis that can identify glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficient individuals. While deficient males can be identified using a qualitative diagnostic test, the genetic make-up of females requires a quantitative measurement. SD Biosensor (Republic of Korea) has developed a handheld quantitative G6PD diagnostic (STANDARD G6PD test), that has approximately 90% accuracy in field studies for identifying individuals with intermediate or severe deficiency. The device can only be considered for routine care if precision of the assay is high.

Methods and findings

Commercial lyophilised controls (ACS Analytics, USA) with high, inter

SUBMITTER: Ley B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8853557 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature