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


Autoria(s): Penhalbel,Roberta de Souza Rodrigues; Fugikaha,Érica; Lorenzetti,Alexandre; Alves,Renata Tomé; Cavasini,Carlos Eugênio; Rossit,Andréa Regina Baptista; Calvosa,Vanja Suely Pachiano; Couto,Álvaro Augusto D'Almeida; Machado,Ricardo Luiz Dantas
Data(s)

01/04/2005

Resumo

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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Identificador

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822005000200015

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT

Fonte

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.38 n.2 2005

Palavras-Chave #Malaria #Plasmodium sp #Diagnosis #Immunochromatography
Tipo

journal article