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. 1973;49(3):317–319.

Application of the indirect haemagglutination test for malaria: reproducibility with Plasmodium falciparum-sensitized cells

J H E T Meuwissen, Anna D E M Leeuwenberg, W N Doesburg, J A M van Druten
PMCID: PMC2481148  PMID: 4211058

Abstract

The reproducibility of the IHA test was assessed. Two batches of glutaraldehyde-fixed sheep cells were used and the cells were sensitized with different batches of P. falciparum antigen obtained from 4 owl monkeys. At the individual level the IHA test appears to have a reproducibility of approximately 90%.

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