Assessment of the prozone effect in malaria rapid diagnostic tests
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The prozone effect (or high doses-hook phenomenon) consists of false-negative or false-low results in immunological tests, due to an excess of either antigens or antibodies. Although frequently cited as a cause of false-negative resu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/8/1/271 |