Measurement of Circulating Filarial Antigen Levels in Human Blood with a Point-of-Care Test Strip and a Portable Spectrodensitometer

Measurement of Circulating Filarial Antigen Levels in Human Blood with a Point-of-Care Test Strip and a Portable Spectrodensitometer

The Alere Filariasis Test Strip (FTS) is a qualitative, point-of-care diagnostic tool that detects Wuchereria bancrofti circulating filarial antigen (CFA) in human blood, serum, or plasma. The Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis employs the FTS for mapping filariasis-endemic areas and a...

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Main Authors: Chesnais, Cédric B., Vlaminck, Johnny, Kunyu-Shako, Billy, Pion, Sébastien D., Awaca-Uvon, Naomi-Pitchouna, Weil, Gary J., Mumba, Dieudonné, Boussinesq, Michel
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4889752/

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