Performance of an ultra-sensitive Plasmodium falciparum HRP2-based rapid diagnostic test with recombinant HRP2, culture parasites, and archived whole blood samples

Performance of an ultra-sensitive Plasmodium falciparum HRP2-based rapid diagnostic test with recombinant HRP2, culture parasites, and archived whole blood samples

Abstract Background As malaria endemic countries shift from control to elimination, the proportion of low density Plasmodium falciparum infections increases. Current field diagnostic tools, such as microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests (RDT), with detection limits of approximately 100–200 parasites/...

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Main Authors: Smita Das, Roger B. Peck, Rebecca Barney, Ihn Kyung Jang, Maria Kahn, Meilin Zhu, Gonzalo J. Domingo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Histidine-rich protein 2
Rapid diagnostic test
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2268-7

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