Article ; Online: Coronavirus-19 and malaria: The great mimics.
African journal of primary health care & family medicine
2020 Volume 12, Issue 1, Page(s) e1–e3
Abstract: The use of SARS-CoV-2 rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits by some African countries for screening has raised serious concerns over their role in malaria areas. Coupled with a lack of adequate personal protective equipment and the scarcity of knowledge on ... ...
| Abstract | The use of SARS-CoV-2 rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits by some African countries for screening has raised serious concerns over their role in malaria areas. Coupled with a lack of adequate personal protective equipment and the scarcity of knowledge on the possible interaction between malaria and COVID-19 both in terms of presentations and shared symptoms, this has left many frontline health workers with fears and anxieties. Several anecdotal reports have already raised questions pertaining to possible false-positive COVID-19 results in proven malaria cases by use of SARS-CoV-2 RDT kits with huge costs to already constrained budgets. The report raises concerns on the use of SARS-CoV-2 kits in malaria areas in terms of cost, to prompt research, allay fears and guide policy during this pandemic and beyond. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Africa/epidemiology ; COVID-19 ; COVID-19 Testing ; Clinical Laboratory Techniques ; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis ; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; False Positive Reactions ; Humans ; Malaria/diagnosis ; Malaria/epidemiology ; Mass Screening ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis ; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology ; Reagent Kits, Diagnostic/economics |
| Chemical Substances | Reagent Kits, Diagnostic |
| Keywords | covid19 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2020-08-05 |
| Publishing country | South Africa |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2526836-3 |
| ISSN | 2071-2936 ; 2071-2928 |
| ISSN (online) | 2071-2936 |
| ISSN | 2071-2928 |
| DOI | 10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2501 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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