Low Density Plasmodium Infections and G6PD Deficiency Among Malaria Suspected Febrile Individuals in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: The identification and management of low parasitemia infections have become increasingly challenging for malaria control and elimination. Submicroscopic Plasmodium infections and G6PD deficiency among febrile patients require more sensitive diagnostic methods to improve detection and careful treatment regime of these infections. In Ethiopia, information on the low density submicroscopic malarial infections and frequency of G6PD deficiency (G6PDd) is scarce. In this study, 297 malaria suspected febrile patient samples were collected from health facilities of Bonga town in southwestern Ethiopia. The positivity rates of Plasmodium infection were determined by microscopy and quantitative PCR. G6PD activity level was determined by careSTART^™ G6PD biosensor and the frequ

SUBMITTER: Abagero BR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9815519 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature