Does an antimalarial drug history mean anything?
Mahomva, A.I.; Peterson, D.E.; Rakata, L.
Central African Journal of Medicine 42(12): 345-346
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-9176 PMID: 9164016 Document Number: 461527
Objective: To determine the validity of an antimalarial drug history. Design: During a chloroquine sensitivity study carried out from 27 February to 13 April, 1995, an antimalarial drug history was obtained from the patients. A urine test was used as a good standard to screen for antimalarial drugs in these patients. Setting: Fifty clinical malaria cases were screened. Main Outcome Measures: Cases were classified in a two by two contingency table based on the reported antimalarial drug and the results of the urine test. Positive predictive value and negative predictive value were then examined.