Rapid malaria test PALUTOP®+4 Optima

Plasmodiumwhole bloodimmunochromatographic

Rapid test for the detection of 4 Plasmodium species in whole blood Ef cient • The only rapid test evaluated by WHO for the detection of 4 species 1 • Detection of speci c antigens of 4 species: P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale Simple • On 5 µL of capillary or venous blood • 3 steps only • Result in 20 minutes Convenient • Positive control and IQC available • Storage 24 months at 2-30°C The PALUTOP®+4 OPTIMA test is a rapid immunochromatographic for the qualitative detection of P. falciparum speci c Pf HRP-2 antigen (histidine rich protein-2), P. vivax speci c pLDH & pLDH common to all Plasmodium species. The test can be used for the speci c detection of P. falciparum & P. vivax, for the differential diagnosis of P. malariae & P. ovale, and for monitoring antimalaric treatments. Each batch of PALUTOP®+4 OPTIMA is tested on patient samples at the Institute of Parasitology and Tropical Pathology of Strasbourg.