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Buffer substitution in malaria rapid diagnostic tests causes false-positive results
BACKGROUND: Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are kits that generally include 20 to 25 test strips or cassettes, but only a single buffer vial. In field settings, laboratory staff occasionally uses saline, distilled water (liquids for parenteral drugs dilution) or tap water as substitutes for th...
Autores principales: | Gillet, Philippe, Mori, Marcella, Van den Ende, Jef, Jacobs, Jan |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3224932/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20650003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-9-215 |
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