The ParaSightR-F test: A simple rapid manual dipstick test to detect Plasmodium falciparum infection

C. J. Shiff, J. Minjas, Z. Premji

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Abstract

A rapid diagnostic for Plasmodium falciparum based on an antigen capture has been incorporated in a simple, easily interpreted dipstick by Becton Dickinson Advanced Diagnostics. In this article Clive Shiff, Japhet Minjas and Zul Premji discuss its evaluation in rural Tanzania and the implications of such a test in handling malaria cases under field conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)494-495
Number of pages2
JournalParasitology Today
Volume10
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1994
Externally publishedYes

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