Evaluation of a rapid diagnostic test (CareStart Malaria HRP-2/pLDH (Pf/pan) Combo Test) for the diagnosis of malaria in a reference setting

Malaria Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Maltha, Jessica ^a   Gillet, Philippe ^b   Bottieau, Emmanuel ^b   Cnops, Lieselotte ^b   Van Esbroeck, Marjan ^b   Jacobs, Jan ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; HISTIDINE RICH PROTEIN 2; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HISTIDINE RICH PROTEINS; HISTIDINE-RICH PROTEINS; HRP 2 ANTIGEN, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; HRP-2 ANTIGEN, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAVEL;

EID: 77953647993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-171     Document Type: Article

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