Avances en el diagnóstico de la malaria en los programas de eliminación de la enfermedad
- 1 Servicio de Microbiología y Parasitología del Hospital Príncipe de Asturias
ISSN: 2530-2787
Ano de publicación: 2021
Título do exemplar: Malaria, un problema de salud global. Informe de la OMS 2020
Volume: 6
Número: 1
Páxinas: 38-42
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: RIECS: Revista de Investigación y Educación en Ciencias de la Salud
Resumo
One of the key aspects of current malaria control, elimination and eradication strategies is to increase the capacity to detect thedisease with increasingly simple and robust methods that can be easily applied in the field. To achieve this objective, it is necessary to improve the sensitivity of classical microscopy with methods for concentrating infected red blood cells, using the latest generation of ultrasensitive rapid tests or molecular techniques such as LAMP, which do not require thermal cyclers and can be used in endemic areas. Diagnostic systems based on the magnetic attraction of hemozoin are also an attractive option for population screening.