Evaluation of a rapid dipstick test, Malar-Check™, for the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 293-296

  Avila, Priscilla Elisangela ^a   Kirchgatter, Karin ^a   Brunialti, Karen Cristina S ^a   Oliveira, Alessandra M ^a   Siciliano, Rinaldo F ^b   Di Santi, Silvia Maria ^a,c  

^a SUPERINTENDÊNCIA DE CONTROLE DE ENDEMIAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Superintendencia Controle Endemias   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Histidine Rich Protein II; Immunocapture assay; Malar Check; Malaria diagnosis; Plasmodium falciparum; Rapid dipstick test

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS REACTION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; METHODOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BRAZIL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CROSS REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036728823     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652002000500012     Document Type: Article

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