Product Description

Four species of the Plasmodium parasites are responsible for malaria infection in human: P.falciparum(P.f), P.vivax(P.v), P.ovale(P.o) and P.malariae(P.m). The Malaria P.f/Pan kit is a rapid test for the detection of P.f malaria, and Pan malaria (P.Vivax / P. malariae / P.ovale) infections that utilizes the principle of Immunochromatography. This kit is intended for the detection of malaria infection in human blood sample, indicating differential diagnosis between HRP II (Histidine rich protein II) specific to P.f and pLDH (plasmodium Lactate Dehydrogenase) pan specific to Plasmodium species. As the test sample flows through the membrane  of the test device, after addition .of the buffer, the anti-pLDH and the anti-P.f HRP-II coloured colloidal gold monoclonal antibody conjugates complex with the pLDH and P.f HRP-II, if present in the lysed sample. This complex moves further along the membrane to the test region where it is immobilized by the anti-pLDH and anti-P.f HRP-II monoclonal antibodies coated on the membrane, leading to formation of pink coloured lines, which confirms a positive test result.