Test characteristics of two rapid antigen detection tests (SD FK50 and SD FK60) for the diagnosis of malaria in returned travellers
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- 5 May 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Malaria Journal
- Vol. 8 (1), 90
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-90
Abstract
Two malaria rapid diagnostic tests were evaluated in a travel clinic setting: the SD FK50 Malaria Ag Plasmodium falciparum test (a two-band test) and the SD FK60 Malaria Ag P. falciparum/Pan test (a three-band test).Keywords
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