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Performance of OptiMAL-IT^® compared to microscopy, for malaria detection in Burkina Faso

Authors:	Innocent Valéa Halidou Tinto Madi Nikiema Lawrence Yamuah Noel Rouamba Maxime Drabo Robert T Guiguemde Umberto d'Alessandro

Institution:	Centre Muraz, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso; IRSS-DRO, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso; Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium

Abstract:	Objective To compare the performance of OptiMAL-IT^®, a rapid diagnostic test for malaria, with that of microscopy in Burkina Faso. Method Finger-prick blood samples of 464 children attending hospital for suspected malaria were tested for malaria by microscopy and OptiMAL-IT^®. Results The sensitivity and specificity of OptiMAL-IT^® were 98.7% (CI 95% = 97.6–99.8) and 96.2% (CI 95% = 94.3–98.1) respectively, with a high positive likelihood ratio (25.97). Conclusion OptiMAL-IT^® can be considered a good method to diagnose malaria in Burkina Faso, particularly in remote areas with little or no access to microscopy services.

Keywords:	malaria diagnosis rapid test Burkina Faso