Comparing HemoCue® and Quantitative Buffy Coat® and Coulter Counter-measured haemoglobin concentrations in African children with acute uncomplicated malaria: a Bland–Altman analysis
Compared to Coulter and QBC®, mean HemoCue® measured Hb concentrations were lower and, compared to the Coulter or QBC® methods, had an overall tendency to measure lower Hb concentrations with increasing Hb concentrations. Upper and lower limits of agreement were wider than the predefined clinically acceptable limits of ± 0.5 g/dL. HemoCue® should be used with caution in settings where decisions about blood transfusions are made.
Authors
- Peter Olupot‐Olupot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5757-609X)
- Rita Muhindo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4252-5924)
- Mavuto Mukaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5036-6583)
- Thomas N. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4456-2382)
- Caterina Fanello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1932-9562)
- Nicholas Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2309-1171)
- Kathryn Maitland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0007-0645)
- Walter Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6236-0464)
- Chiraporn Taya
- Marie A. Onyamboko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7501-5931)
- Sophie Uyoga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1746-7873)
- Natenapa Chimjinda
- Solomon Damilare Ajayi
- Dhol S Ayuen
Institutions
- Mahidol University (TH)
- Mbale Hospital (UG)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- Busitema University (UG)
- University of Kinshasa (CD)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (TH)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05318-5
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00