Table 2 Overview of malaria RDT brands used by the participants (n = 128).
From: External quality assessment on the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in a non-endemic setting
Manufacturer | Malaria RDT | Format | Target antigens | Numbers of participants (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Inverness Medical Binax, Inc., Scarborough, Maine, USA | Binax NOW® Malaria Test | Card box Three-band | HRP-2 + Aldolase | 54 (42.1) |
All Diag, Strasbourg, France | Palutop+4® | Cassette Four-band | HRP-2 + Pv-pLDH + pan-pLDH | 26 (20.3) |
DiaMed AG, Cressier s/Morat Switzerland | OptiMal-IT | Hybrid dipstick Three-band | Pf-pLDH + pan-pLDH | 23 (18.0) |
Access Bio Inc, New Jersey, USA | CareStartâ„¢ Malaria pLDH/HRP2 Combo test | Cassette Three-band | HRP-2 + pan-pLDH | 12 (9.4) |
Standard Diagnostics Inc, Hagal-Dong, Korea | SD Bioline Malaria Ag Pf/Pan FK 60 | Cassette Three-band | HRP-2 + pan-pLDH | 11 (8.6) |
Ultimed Ahrensburg, Germany | Malaria (P. falciparum/pan) Test | Cassette Three-band | HRP-2 + pan-pLDH | 1 (0.8) |
Cypress Diagnostics, Leuven, Belgium | Malaria Total Quick Test | Cassette Three-band | HRP-2 + pan-pLDH | 1 (0.8) |