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Screening Blood Donors for Plasmodium falciparum Malariae Application of Ready‐to‐Use Homologous Antigens

1983; Wiley; Volume: 45; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1423-0410.1983.tb01933.x

1423-0410

P Deroff, Mathieu Réguer, A.M. Simitzis, Anne Boudon, J.P. Saleun,

Hepatitis B Virus Studies

Prevention of post-transfusion malaria remains a worrying problem. Until now it was very difficult to obtain homologous antigens, and immunologic methods used to detect malaria were expensive. We tested the ready-to-use Plasmodium falciparum prepared slides using the IFA (indirect fluorescent antibody) test on 866 selected potentially dangerous donors and known malaria cases. We found that it is a simple, quick, reliable and inexpensive method that can be easily used by blood banks and improve blood transfusion safety.