Parascreen Malaria Ag Pf/PAN
Description:
parascreen [- Rapid test for Malaria Pan/Pf] is a rapid, qualitative, two site sandwich immunoassay utilizing capillary and venous whole blood specimens of symptomatic patients for the detection of P.falciparum specific histidine rich protein-2 (Pf. HRP-2) and Plasmodium Lactate Dehydrogenase (pLDH) antigens produced by P.falciparum, P.vivax, P.ovale, and P.malariae species. It is used in the diagnosis of malaria for differentiation of P.falciparum and other malaria species. parascreen [- Rapid test for Malaria Pan/Pf] is intended to be used by trained healthcare or laboratory professionals or other health care workers who have received appropriate training.
This product can be used by trained lay providers operating at point-of-care in resource-limited settings. This product is not intended for self-testing, and it is not for blood donor screening. The test is not automated; it needs to be performed and interpreted manually by the user.