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

Authors

C.J. Shiff, Johns Hopkins University
J. Minjas, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences
Zul Premji, Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Department

Pathology (East Africa)

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.

Comments

This work was published prior to author’s joining Aga Khan University

Publication (Name of Journal)

Parasitology Today

Recommended Citation

Shiff, C., Minjas, J., Premji, Z. (1994). The PoroSightR-F test: A simple rapid manual dipstick test to detect Plasmodium falciparum infection. Parasitology Today, 10(12), 494-495.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/eastafrica_fhs_mc_pathol/101