QBC Diagnostics Malaria Test

Malaria Test for proven malaria detection.

Supplier:  QBC Diagnostics 424350

Catalog No. 23-900-131

Description

• The QBC Malaria Test is a fluorescence microscopy-based malaria diagnostic test embraced by users around the world.
• More sensitive than Giemsa thick films, it can detect as little as one parasite per μL of blood and establish diagnosis earlier than thick film in 47% of low parasitemia (<10 parasites per μL) cases.

QBC Malaria Test Features:

• Test consists of a capillary tube coated with anticoagulants and acridine orange used to stain malaria parasites for detection using fluorescence microscopy.
• Results are possible in just 8 minutes, a fraction of the time of thick film methods.
• Training time is reduced, as users with just five days of training can produce results comparable to an experienced microscopist using thick film.
• Simple set-up and review: special QBC technology uses a single capillary tube to collect, stain and process blood samples.
• Principles of centrifugation and fluorescence improve review by concentrating easily visible parasites in specific areas of the tube.
• QBC Malaria Test was the first malaria diagnostic test to receive FDA clearance.
• QBC Malaria Test is internally coated with fluorescent acridine orange stain to improve the visibility of malaria parasites; when excited by blue light (∽460 nm), parasites will fluoresce brightly against a dark background, as seen in the micrographs.
• Concentrates 50 μL blood samples, allowing users to quickly and easily see a far greater number of parasites than Giemsa tests, which use just 2 μL of blood; provides unmatched results in cases of low parasitemia.
• ParaLens Advance attachment provides fluorescence capabilities to any light microscope through the use of a durable, long lasting LED light source; with simple setup and multiple power options, it can be transported wherever testing is most convenient.

QBC Malaria Test System with ParaLens Advance™, Microscope, and Centrifuge

• A complete transmission light microscope and epi-fluorescence microscopy system for malaria parasite staining and review.
• Includes research grade microscope with 4X, 10X, 40X and 100X objectives, ParaLens Advance microscope attachment with 60X objective, Capillary Centrifuge (120/230V, 50/60 Hz operation), and Malaria Test (box of 2000).

QBC Malaria Test System with ParaLens Advance and Centrifuge

• An epi-fluorescence microscopy system for malaria parasite staining and review.
• Includes ParaLens Advance microscope attachment with 60X objective, Capillary Centrifuge (120/230 V, 50/60 Hz operation), and Malaria Test (box of 2000).

Test Kits:

• QBC Malaria Test (Box of 100): Includes 10 individual trays of 10 tests, with precision plastic floats and closures.
• QBC Malaria Test (Box of 2000): Includes 8 individual boxes of 250 tests, with precision plastic floats and closures.

Accessories:

• 1.8 mm Blade Lancets: spring loaded lancets, ideal for drawing capillary blood for use with QBC Tubes, for pediatric use.
• 2.3 mm Blade Lancets: spring loaded lancets, for use on adult patients.

Compliance

U.S. FDA cleared

Specifications

• Detectable Analytes: Malaria Parasites
• Type: Malaria Test System
• Includes: Research Grade Microscope with 4X, 10X, 40X and 100X Objectives, ParaLens Advance™ Microscope Attachment with 60X Objective, QBC Capillary Centrifuge (120/230 V, 50/60 Hz Operation), and the QBC Malaria Test
• Quantity: 1 Ea.