Table 1.
Panel of twelve RDT brands selected for evaluation of the applicability of the RDT fragment sampling and DNA extraction method
| RDT name | Manufacturer | Format | Device | Target antigens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OptiMAL-IT | DiaMed AG, Cressier, Switzerland | 3-band | hybrid | pan-pLDH Pf-pLDH |
| SD Bioline Malaria Ag Pf FK50 | Standard diagnostics Inc, Hagal-Dong, Korea | 2-band | cassette | HRP-2 |
| SD Bioline Malaria Ag Pf/Pan FK60 | Standard diagnostics Inc, Hagal-Dong, Korea | 3-band | cassette | HRP-2 pan-pLDH |
| Advantage Pan MAL card | J. Miltra & co. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, India | 2-band | cassette | Pan-pLDH |
| First response® Malaria pLDH/HRP2 Combo test* | Premier Medical Corporation Ltd, Daman, India | 3-band | cassette | HRP-2 pan-pLDH |
| ICT Malaria Pf | ICT diagnostics, Cape Town, South Africa | 2-band | cassette | HRP-2 |
| ParaHIT total | Span Diagnostics Ltd, Sachin, India | 3-band | cassette | HRP-2 aldolose/pan pLDH |
| BinaxNOW® Malaria test | Inverness Medical Binax, Inc Sacrborough, Maine, USA | 3-band | cardboard | HRP-2 aldolase |
| CoreTM Malaria PAN/Pf * | Core Diagnostics, Birmingham, UK | 3-band | cassette | HRP-2 pan-pLDH |
| Hexagon Malaria Combi | Human, Wiesbaden, Germany | 3-band | cassette | HRP-2 aldolase |
| Paracheck Pf* | Orchid Biomedical Systems, Goa, India | 2-band | cassette | HRP-2 |
| CarestartTMMalaria HRP2 test* | Access Bio Inc, New Jersey, USA | 2-band | cassette | HRP-2 |
The underlined names represent the shortened names further used in the text
* RDT with plastic seal covering the nitrocellulose membrane