Pregledni rad

https://doi.org/10.37797/ig.41.4.3

Malaria – Diagnostic Methods

Josip Bago orcid.org/0000-0002-8363-9875 ; Zavod za javno zdravstvo Varaždinske županije, Varaždin, Hrvatska
Hrvojka Janković ; Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Suzana Bukovski ; Klinika za infektivne bolesti „Dr. Fran Mihaljević“, Zagreb, Hrvatska; Fakultet za dentalnu medicinu i zdravstvo Osijek, Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Hrvatska; Hrvatsko katoličko sveučilište, Medicinski fakultet i Odjel za sestrinstvo, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Sažetak

Malaria remains the most important and impactful parasitic infection in the world, causing significant morbidity and mortality in endemic countries, and posing a great health risk for travellers to those areas. A major component in the global fight against malaria is the ability to detect it both quickly and accurately. Technological advancements continually provide us with new diagnostic methods, but the oldest method, conventional microscopic diagnosis of malaria, is still considered to be the gold standard. Here, we review some of the relevant literature on diagnostic methods for malaria most commonly applied in the clinical setting, both in endemic and non-endemic areas: microscopic diagnosis, rapid antigen tests (RDTs), molecular methods and serology. We also inform on some of the more recent advancements in the diagnosis of malaria.

Ključne riječi

malaria; Plasmodium; parasitic infection; diagnostics; blood smear; thick smear; rapid diagnostic tests; PCR

Hrčak ID:

284365

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/284365

Datum izdavanja:

28.10.2022.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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