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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Parasitology. 2014 Jun 16;141(14):1841–1855. doi: 10.1017/S0031182014000626

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

UCP-LF antigen detection assay format (CAA and CCA). The UCP-LF antigen test is available as a ‘wet reagent assay’ and a ‘dry reagent assay’. The ‘wet’ format is performed in well-equipped laboratories by qualified staff and has a 3-fold better analytical sensitivity than the ‘dry’ format assay. The ‘dry’ format allows convenient shipping and storage at ambient temperature and is less demanding in equipment and training. Sample preparation is identical for both formats and requires a TCA extraction. The TCA supernatant can be concentrated to increase sensitivity.