Table 1 Panel of twelve RDT brands selected for evaluation of the applicability of the RDT fragment sampling and DNA extraction method
From: Rapid diagnostic tests as a source of DNA for Plasmodium species-specific real-time PCR
RDT name | Manufacturer | Format | Device | Target antigens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
OptiMAL -IT | DiaMed AG, Cressier, Switzerland | 3-band | hybrid | pan-pLDH Pf-pLDH |
SD Bioline Malaria Ag Pf FK50 | Standard diagnostics Inc, Hagal-Dong, Korea | 2-band | cassette | HRP-2 |
SD Bioline Malaria Ag Pf/Pan FK60 | Standard diagnostics Inc, Hagal-Dong, Korea | 3-band | cassette | HRP-2 pan-pLDH |
Advantage Pan MAL card | J. Miltra & co. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, India | 2-band | cassette | Pan-pLDH |
First response ® Malaria pLDH/HRP2 Combo test* | Premier Medical Corporation Ltd, Daman, India | 3-band | cassette | HRP-2 pan-pLDH |
ICT Malaria Pf | ICT diagnostics, Cape Town, South Africa | 2-band | cassette | HRP-2 |
ParaHIT total | Span Diagnostics Ltd, Sachin, India | 3-band | cassette | HRP-2 aldolose/pan pLDH |
Binax NOW ® Malaria test | Inverness Medical Binax, Inc Sacrborough, Maine, USA | 3-band | cardboard | HRP-2 aldolase |
Core TM Malaria PAN/Pf * | Core Diagnostics, Birmingham, UK | 3-band | cassette | HRP-2 pan-pLDH |
Hexagon Malaria Combi | Human, Wiesbaden, Germany | 3-band | cassette | HRP-2 aldolase |
Paracheck Pf* | Orchid Biomedical Systems, Goa, India | 2-band | cassette | HRP-2 |
Carestart TM Malaria HRP2 test* | Access Bio Inc, New Jersey, USA | 2-band | cassette | HRP-2 |