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Comparison of Three Antigen Detection Tests for Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Falciparum Malaria in Travellers Returning to Berlin, Germany
Grosbuch, MP, Hänscheid T, Göbels K, Slevogt H, Zoller T, Rögler G and Teichmann D
Products evaluated:
BinaxNOW® Malaria - ICT Malaria (Inverness Medical
Parasight-F (Beckton Dickinson - no longer available)
OptiMal - Flow
'We determined the sensitivity and specificity of three rapid immunochromatographic malarial antigen detection systems (RDTs) for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum and assessed the quality of follow-up results...'