title: Use of the rapid BinaxNOW malaria test in a 24-hour laboratory associated with accurate detection and decreased malaria testing turnaround times in a pediatric setting where malaria is not endemic.
abstract: The impact of implementing the BinaxNow malaria test was evaluated. From 288 tests, 34 malaria cases were detected. Laboratory turnaround time decreased from 9.8 to 1.7 h for report of any Plasmodium spp., 10.2 to 1.6 h for P. falciparum, and 8.6 to 1.1 h for any result.
authors: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. otak@email.chop.edu
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Ota-Sullivan
authors: D L
authors: DL
authors: Blecker-Shelly
mesh_terms: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; C514457:HRP-2 antigen, Plasmodium falciparum; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase