title: Development and application of lateral flow test strip technology for detection of infectious agents and chemical contaminants: a review.
abstract: Recent progress in the laboratory has been a result of improvements in rapid analytical techniques. An update of the applications of lateral flow tests (also called immunochromatographic assay or test strip) is presented in this review manuscript. We emphasized the description of this technology in the detection of a variety of biological agents and chemical contaminants (e.g. veterinary drugs, toxins and pesticides). It includes outstanding data, such as sample treatment, sensitivity, specificity, accuracy and reproducibility. Lateral flow tests provide advantages in simplicity and rapidity when compared to the conventional detection methods.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
authors.forename: Babacar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ngom
authors.forename: Yancheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Xiliang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Dingren
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D014780:Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations