A new highly sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 in whole blood

A new highly sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 in whole blood

Abstract Background The detection of submicroscopic infections in low prevalence settings has become an increasingly important challenge for malaria elimination strategies. The current field rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for Plasmodium falciparum malaria are inadequate to detect low-density infectio...

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Main Authors: Ihn Kyung Jang, Smita Das, Rebecca S. Barney, Roger B. Peck, Andrew Rashid, Stephane Proux, Emmanuel Arinaitwe, John Rek, Maxwell Murphy, Katherine Bowers, Samuel Boadi, Julie Watson, Francois Nosten, Bryan Greenhouse, Peter L. Chiodini, Gonzalo J. Domingo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Plasmodium falciparum
Malaria
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Histidine-rich protein 2
Elimination
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2545-5

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