Diagnostic Accuracy of the DPP II Assay

Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Melioidosis

Diagnoses Disease

Acute Febrile Illness

Treatments

Device: DPP Fever Panel II assay

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04299412

FE005

Details and patient eligibility

About

Burkholderia pseudomallei is responsible for melioidosis, a disease that can present a range of signs and symptoms and can be treated by a specific drug regimen. Diagnosis of melioidosis is made by isolation of the bacteria from body fluids or tissues such as blood, skin or sputum. Although this is considered the gold standard, bacterial isolation has low diagnostic sensitivity, requires specific infrastructures (biosafety level 3 laboratories) and skilled staff that are not always available in LMICs. This may lead to inappropriate patient management and care.

Chembio, in partnership with FIND, has developed a multiplex lateral flow immunoassay (DPP® Fever Panel II Assay) that is able to detect antigens from common causes of febrile illnesses, included Burkholderia. FIND will conduct a laboratory study in Menzies Health School of Research to estimate the diagnostic accuracy of the DPP II Assay using retrospective samples that are positive for B. pseudomallei. Results will help in estimating the diagnostic accuracy of the assay for this pathogen.

Enrollment

104 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Samples that can be included in the trial must have been collected exclusively during the "Assessment of a New Rapid Diagnostic Test for Melioidosis" study (HREC 04/09) conducted by the Menzies School of Health Research. They must be well-characterized with confirmation of presence or absence of B. pseudomallei by bacterial culture.

Exclusion criteria