Publication: Evaluation of the NOW malaria immunochromatographic test for quantitative diagnosis of falciparum and vivax malaria parasite density
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2011-12-01
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13494147
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13488945
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Mahidol University
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Tropical Medicine and Health. Vol.39, No.4 (2011), 105-108
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Yuko Katakai, Kanako Komaki-Yasuda, Noppadon Tangpukdee, Polrat Wilairatana, Srivicha Krudsood, Shigeyuki Kano Evaluation of the NOW malaria immunochromatographic test for quantitative diagnosis of falciparum and vivax malaria parasite density. Tropical Medicine and Health. Vol.39, No.4 (2011), 105-108. doi:10.2149/tmh.2011-28 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/12202
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Evaluation of the NOW malaria immunochromatographic test for quantitative diagnosis of falciparum and vivax malaria parasite density
Abstract
The S NOW ® Malaria Test, an immunochromatographic test (ICT), was evaluated to determine its ability to quantitatively detect malaria parasites using 100 blood samples from Thailand, including 50 Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) infections and 50 P. vivax (Pv) infections. Intensities of the thickness of the visible bands of the positive ICT were compared with the parasite densities. In cases of Pf infection, the intensities of both HRP-2 bands (T1 bands: Pf specific bands) and aldolase bands (T2 bands: pan-Plasmodium bands) correlated with the parasite densities. The intensities of T2 bands in Pf positive samples showed better correlation with the parasite densities than the T1 bands. In the cases of Pv infection, the intensities of T2 bands were also well correlated with parasite density. These results suggest that the ICT is useful not only for rapid detection of malaria parasites but also for estimating parasite density. © 2011 by The Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine.