Title
Comparison of IsoCode STIX and FTA gene guard collection matrices as whole-blood storage and processing devices for diagnosis of malaria by PCR
Date Issued
01 January 2001
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Zhong K.
SALAS HERMOZA, CAROLA JANETTE
Shafer R.
Gubanov A.
Gasser J.
Magill A.
Forney J.
Kain K.
Centre for Travel/Tropical Medicine
Publisher(s)
American Society for Microbiology
Abstract
We compared two collection devices, IsoCode and FTA, with whole blood for the diagnosis of malaria by PCR (n = 100). Using whole blood as the reference standard, both devices were sensitive for the detection of single-species malaria infections by PCR (≥96%). However, the detection of mixed infections was suboptimal (IsoCode was 42% sensitive, and FTA was 63% sensitive).
Start page
1195
End page
1196
Volume
39
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología Hematología
DOI
10.1128/JCM.39.3.1195-1196.2001
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0035098130
PubMed ID
11230458
Source
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
ISSN of the container
00951137
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