Evaluation of Malaria Diagnoses Using a Handheld Light Microscope in a Community-Based Setting in Rural Côte d'Ivoire

Portable microscopy may facilitate quality diagnostic care in resource-constrained settings. We compared a handheld light microscope (Newton Nm1) with a mobile phone attachment to conventional light microscopy for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum in a cross-sectional study in rural Côte d'...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2016-10, Vol.95 (4), p.831-834
Hauptverfasser:	Coulibaly, Jean T, Ouattara, Mamadou, Keiser, Jennifer, Bonfoh, Bassirou, N'Goran, Eliézer K, Andrews, Jason R, Bogoch, Isaac I
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Cell Phone Child Child, Preschool Cote d'Ivoire - epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Malaria, Falciparum - diagnosis Malaria, Falciparum - epidemiology Malaria, Falciparum - parasitology Male Microscopy - instrumentation Microscopy - methods Parasitemia Plasmodium falciparum Plasmodium falciparum - isolation & purification Rural Population Sensitivity and Specificity Young Adult
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