Evaluation of an immunochromatography test for malaria diagnosis under different storage conditions

This study aimed to evaluate the second-generation OptiMal test for malaria diagnosis under various storage conditions. It detected all the positive samples, except for two Plasmodium malariae samples. Further research evaluating diverse environmental conditions are important for ICT test applicabil...

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Main Authors: Roberta de Souza Rodrigues Penhalbel, Érica Fugikaha, Alexandre Lorenzetti, Renata Tomé Alves, Carlos Eugênio Cavasini, Andréa Regina Baptista Rossit, Vanja Suely Pachiano Calvosa, Álvaro Augusto D'Almeida Couto, Ricardo Luiz Dantas Machado
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2005
Subjects:
Malaria
Plasmodium sp
Diagnosis
Immunochromatography
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/363f58a69e06436db7bf35f5e4b42c9b
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Summary:This study aimed to evaluate the second-generation OptiMal test for malaria diagnosis under various storage conditions. It detected all the positive samples, except for two Plasmodium malariae samples. Further research evaluating diverse environmental conditions are important for ICT test applicability in Brazilian malaria areas.

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