Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Author "Obare, Peter"
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Establishing a malaria diagnostics centre of excellence in Kisumu, Kenya
Ogutu, Bernhards; Odera, James S; Owaga, Martin L; McEvoy, Peter; Osoga, Joseph; Lucas, Carmen; Chretien, Jean-Paul; Cook, Earnest; Martin, Kurt; Remich, Shon; O'Meara, Wendy P; Awuondo, Ken; Adhiambo, Christine; Nanakorn, Ampon; Obare, Peter; Ohrt, Colin (Department of Biochemistry, 2006)Malaria microscopy, while the gold standard for malaria diagnosis, has limitations. Efficacy estimates in drug and vaccine malaria trials are very sensitive to small errors in microscopy endpoints. This fact led to the ... -
Misclassification of Plasmodium infections by conventional microscopy and the impact of remedial training on the proficiency of laboratory technicians in species identification
Johnson, Jacob; Wanja, Elizabeth; Binka, Fred; Owusu-Agyei, Seth; Adhiambo, Christine; Dosoo, David; Lilley, Ken; Odera, James Sande; Adams, Mohammed; Ogutu, Bernhards; Obare, Peter (Department of Biochemistry, 2013)Malaria diagnosis is largely dependent on the demonstration of parasites in stained blood films by conventional microscopy. Accurate identification of the infecting Plasmodium species relies on detailed examination of ...