Development of a stable positive control to be used for quality assurance of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-260

  Versteeg, Inge ^a   Mens, Petra F ^a  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Malaria; Positive control; Quality control; Rapid diagnostic tests

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; HISTIDINE RICH PROTEIN 2; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FRUCTOSE-BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67349209256     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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