Antigen-detecting tests

P. falciparum only (HRP2-detecting)

Manufacturer or distributor

Cellabs Pty Ltd

Core Diagnostics

Human GmbH

ICT Diagnostics

Omega Diagnostics

Orchid Biomedical Systems

Plaza Diagnostics

Span Diagnostics

Product name

Rapimal™ P.f. Malaria

Core™ Malaria

Hexagon Malaria

P.f. Strips or Cassettes

Visitec Malaria Pf

Paracheck Pf

Smart Check Malaria Pf

ParaHIT f

Test type

Cassette & dipstick

Cassette

Strip

Strip or Cassette

Cassette

Strip or Cassette

Strip

Card or strip

Detection system: type of dye label

colloidal gold

colloidal gold

colloidal gold

colloidal gold

colloidal gold

colloidal gold

colloidal gold

colloidal gold

Specimen

Whole blood, serum and plasma

Whole blood

Whole blood (capillary or venous blood)

Whole blood. Fresh or stored for up to 3 days.

Venous blood

Whole blood

Whole blood

Whole blood (capillary or venous blood)

Results

Test line appears if P.falciparum is detected

Test line appears if P. falciparum is detected

Test line appears if P.falciparum is detected

Test line appears if P.falciparum is detected

Test line appears if P.falciparum is detected

Test band appears if P.falciparum is detected

Test line appears if P.falciparum is detected.

Test band forms if P. falciparum is detected.

Test duration

10-15 minutes

15 minutes

15 minutes

15 minutes

15 minutes

15 minutes

15 minutes

15 minutes

No. of tests/kit

25 (cassettes), 50 (dipsticks)

25

20

25

25

n/a

25

10 or 50

Cost per test, US$

0.80 - 1.40 depending on volumes and formats (cassettes or dipstick)

0.60

0.70

Strip test: 0.60 - 0.69 Cassette test: 0.69 - 0.77

1.00

Strip test: 0.55 Device test: 0.62

1.32

Strip test: 0.45 or Card test: 0.55

Storage temperature

4 - 30°C

4 - 30°C

2 - 25°C

15 - 30°C

4 - 30°C

4 - 30°C

4 - 28°C

4 - 30°C

Antigen-detecting tests

P. falciparum and pan-specific (HRP2, other antigens)

P. falciparum and pan-specific (pLDH-detecting)

Manufacturer or distributor

Binax

Core Diagnostics

Globalemed, LLC

ICT Diagnostics

Zephyr Biomedicals

Standard Diagnostics, Inc

Product name

NOW® Malaria

Core™ Malaria

Smart Strip Malaria Combo Test

Combo Cassettes P.f/P.v/P.m/P.o

Parascreen

SD Bioline Malaria Antigen

Test type

Card

Cassette

Strip

Cassette

Cassette

Strip

Detection system: type of dye label

colloidal gold

colloidal gold

purple latex

colloidal gold

colloidal gold

colloidal gold

Specimen

Whole blood

Whole blood

Whole blood

Whole blood

Whole blood

Human serum, plasma, whole blood

Results

Test line forms if P.falciparum, P.vivax, P. malariae, or P. ovale are detected.

Test line forms if P.falciparum, P.vivax, P. malariae, or P. ovale are detected.

Test line forms if P.falciparum, P.vivax, P. malariae, or P. ovale are detected.

One test line forms if P. falciparum is detected, and another line forms if P.vivax, P. malariae, or P. ovale are detected.

Test band forms if P.falciparum, P.vivax, P. malariae, or P. ovale are detected.

Test line forms if P.falciparum, P.vivax, P. malariae, or P. ovale are detected.

Test duration

15 minutes

15 minutes

15 minutes

15 minutes

15 minutes

15 minutes

no. tests/kit

25

25

25

25

15

16 or 48

Cost per test, US$

2.60

1.50

2.50

1.15

1.00

0.61

Storage temperature

2 - 30°C

4 - 30°C

2 - 30°C

15 - 30°C

2 - 30°C