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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2018

Laboratory Evaluation of a Rapid IgG4 Antibody Test (BLF Rapid™) for Bancroftian Filariasis.

Rahmah Noordin, Muhammad Hafiznur Yunus, Keri Robinson, Kimberly Y Won, Subash Babu, Peter U Fischer, Shamilah Hisam, Rohela Mahmud

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  4. Applications of Recombinant Monoclonal Antibodies against Filarial Antigen Proteins.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Rahmah NoordinInstitute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Muhammad Hafiznur YunusInstitute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Keri RobinsonDivision of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Kimberly Y WonDivision of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Subash BabuNational Institutes of Health-International Center for Excellence in Research, National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India.
Peter U FischerInfectious Diseases Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Shamilah HisamParasitology Unit, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Rohela MahmudDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Funding

India International Center for Excellence in ResearchZIAAI001065 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI NUTMAN, THOMAS · 2009 to 2025
$19.0M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

At the end phase of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis, antibody testing may have a role in decision-making for bancroftian filariasis-endemic areas. This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of BLF Rapid

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AnimalsAntibodies, HelminthAntigens, HelminthElephantiasis, FilarialEpidemiological MonitoringFemaleHumansImmunoassayImmunoglobulin GMalaysiaSensitivity and SpecificityWuchereria bancroftiAntibodies, HelminthAntigens, HelminthImmunoglobulin G

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PMID30350768
PMCPMC6283493

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