Single-tube, highly sensitive detection of the 18S ribosomal RNA of the Plasmodium parasite in whole blood specimens.
Assay Performance Characteristics*
Platform - Procleix Panther system
Assay chemistry
Qualitative, transcription-mediated amplification (TMA)
Indication
Whole blood and blood component screening
Collection tube
Whole blood from K2EDTA, K3EDTA, sodium citrate, and citrate phosphate dextrose adenine solution (CPDA) anti-coagulated samples
Pool sizes
ID-NAT, 4, 8, 16
Assay kit size
1000 or 5000 tests