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MALARIA RAPID TEST

Malaria Rapid Test (Pan-LDH) WB (Cassette)

Malaria Rapid Test (P.f./Vivax) WB (Cassette)

Los Angeles based Diagnostic Automation/Cortez Diagnostics, Inc. offers two convenient, reliable, and inexpensive Malaria Rapid Tests:   One Malaria Rapid Test is for Pan-LDH antigens.  This Malaria Rapid Test can detect all four species of malaria Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium oval, and Plasmodium malaria.  This Malaria Rapid Test is for the qualitative detection of one or more of the known Malaria species: P. falciparum, p. vivax, P. oval, and/or P. malaria by detecting lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in human blood.  This Malaria Rapid Test is for in vitro diagnostic use only.  The second easy-to-use Malaria Rapid Test is for detection of pf and pv antigens only. This particular Malaria Rapid Test is a rapid, qualitative test for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum and/or Plasmodium vivax in whole blood.  This Malaria Rapid Test is also for in-vitro diagnostic use.

 

WHY HAVE A MALARIA RAPID TEST?

 

Malaria is a serious, sometimes fatal infection of red blood cells caused by the bite of a carrier mosquito.  Symptoms include high fever with shaking chills, heavy sweating, fatigue, headache, abdominal pain and nausea and vomiting.  Malaria now occurs in more than 90 countries worldwide, and it is estimated that there are over 500 million clinical cases and 2.7 million malaria-caused deaths per year.  Prompt and accurate diagnosis like that obtained using a Malaria Rapid Test, followed by effective treatment, is currently the main malaria control strategy.  Early diagnosis like that offered through the malaria rapid test, and prompt, effective treatment of uncomplicated malaria is critical to prevent severe disease, death and malaria transmission.  Malaria Rapid tests play an important role in many countries who have health clinics that need to perform on-site tests in various field conditions, and Malaria Rapid Tests are often used by community health workers in areas where malaria microscopy is not always immediately available.  Clinicians should be aware that certain hospitals and laboratories may offer a malaria rapid test, which can aid in the rapid diagnosis of malaria and result in prompt therapeutic intervention.  Since early diagnosis is essential, strategies to improve access to treatment at the community level have been endorsed by WHO.  The World Health Organization’s evaluation of malaria rapid tests showed substantial improvement in test performance on nearly all of the malaria rapid tests evaluated.   In addition, an ever-increasing number of travelers each year who visit various tropical countries return with malaria infections. The malaria rapid tests are regarded as accurate tests to detect any species of malaria infection for this population too.

 

SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MALARIA RAPID TESTS

 

Diagnostic Automation/Cortez Diagnostics, Inc. distributes these user-friendly malaria rapid tests throughout the world.  Because malaria is a curable disease, provided the patients get an early diagnosis and prompt treatment, our malaria rapid tests are simple and the procedures to perform both malaria rapid tests can be done easily and results obtained quickly.  Malaria presents a diagnostic challenge to many infected areas throughout the world.  In these areas, rapid detection of the malaria parasites, as that offered in a malaria rapid test, and early treatment of infection remain the most important goals of disease management.  Countries with large population segments susceptible to malaria infection, have greater choice for quality malaria rapid tests like those offered by our company.  Malaria rapid tests are more suited to health workers in situations where health services are deficient or absent.  These malaria rapid tests have been assessed as safe and effective as diagnostic tools for community health workers, making these malaria rapid tests extremely useful, especially in rural areas.  Previous studies have confirmed their high sensitivity and specificity under field conditions. Therefore, the malaria rapid test can be used as a valuable tool for the rapid screening of malaria.

 

Diagnostic Automation/Cortez Diagnostics is pleased to offer these two formats of the Malaria Rapid Test — the Malaria Rapid Test for Pan-LDH antigens and a Malaria Rapid Test for pf and pv antigens.  For more information regarding these Malaria Rapid Tests, please contact our Customer Service Department.  These Malaria Rapid Tests are available in cassette format only.

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Diagnostic Automation/Cortez Diagnostics, Inc. is a USA based company manufacturing and distributing Rapid Tests (HIV Rapid Test, Drug Tests or Drugs of Abuse Rapid Tests, Cardiac Rapid Tests, Allergy Rapid Tests, Cancer Rapid Tests, Pregnancy Rapid Tests, Urine Reagent Strips, etc.), ELISA Test Kits (Autoimmune diseases ELISA Kit, Cardiac Markers, Allergy ELISA kits, HIV ELISA kits, etc.), IFA Kits (Autoimmune diseases IFA Kits, Autoimmune Disease Kits, Bacterial Disease IFA Kits, etc.), Chemilluminescence immuno assays (Infectious Disease kits, Fertility Assays/CLIA kits, Diabetes Assays/CLIA kits, Cardio-Vascular/CLIA kits, Tumor Marker Assays kits, etc.), and ELISA readers – ELISA washers and Serology test kits.

 

Please contact our Customer Service Department for information about any of these Rapid Tests, ELISA Test Kits, CLIA Kits, IFA Kits, or any other drug testing products of interest.

HIV ELISA KITS for HIV and AIDS DETECTION

 

Diagnostic Automation/Cortez Diagnostics, Inc. offers convenient and easy-to-use HIV ELISA KITS for detection of HIV viruses.  The HIV ELISA Kits come in two formats:  HIV 1,2 Ab/Ag ELISA Kit and HIV ELISA Kit – CE Certified.  Blood banks around the world frequently inquire about these top of the line HIV ELISA Kits.  These HIV ELISA Kits are also in high demand by many of our distributors worldwide.  Take a moment to read about these HIV ELISA Kits to see if they might fit your particular organization’s testing needs and procedures.

 

HIV ELISA KIT (ANTI-HIV 1+2 ELISA KIT) – CE APPROVED*

The HIV ELISA KIT ( Anti-HIV 1+2 ELISA Kit ) is an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA kit) intended for qualitative detection of antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Viruses (HIV) type 1(group M – O) or type 2 in human serum or plasma samples. This HIV ELISA Kit can be utilized for screening of blood donors and/or as an aid in the diagnosis of clinical conditions related to infection with HIV-1 and/or HIV-2 (the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome – AIDS).

 

Serological evidence of infection with HIV may be obtained by using this HIV ELISA Kit in order to test for presence of HIV antigens or antibodies in serum of individuals suspected for HIV infection.  Antigen can generally be detected from this HIV ELISA Kit during both acute phase and the symptomatic phase of AIDS only. The antibodies to (HIV-1) and/or (HIV-2) can be detected throughout virtually the whole infection period, starting at or shortly after the acute phase and lasting till the end stage of AIDS. Therefore, the use of highly sensitive antibody assays, like this HIV ELISA Kit, is the primary approach in serodiagnosis of HIV infection.  Apart from sexual transmission, the principal route of infection with HIV is blood transfusion.  HIV be can present both in cellular and cell-free fractions of human blood. Therefore, all donations of blood or plasma should be tested, using kits like these HIV ELISA Kits, due to the risk of HIV transmission through contaminated blood. This can be effectively achieved by testing for the antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2 by using a highly sensitive HIV ELISA Kit test like the ones offered by Diagnostic Automation/Cortez Diagnostics. Inc.

 

HIV 1+2 ELISA is a two step incubation antigen “sandwich” enzyme immunoassay kit, (HIV ELISA Kit) which uses polystyrene microwell strips pre-coated with recombinant HIV antigens expressed in E.coli (recombinant HIV-1gp41, gp120, and recombinant HIV-2 gp-36). Patient’s serum or plasma sample from this HIV ELISA KIt, is added, and during the first incubation step, the specific HIV1/2 antibodies will be captured inside the wells if present. The microwells are then washed to remove unbound serum proteins.  A second set of recombinant antigens conjugated to the enzyme Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP-Conjugate) and expressing the same epitopes as the pre-coated antigens is added, and during the second incubation on this HIV ELISA Kit test, they will bind to the captured antibody. The microwells on the HIV ELISA KIt are washed to remove unbound conjugate, and chromogen solutions are added into the wells. In wells containing the antigen-antibody-antigen (HRP) “sandwich” immunocomplex, the colorless chromogens are hydrolyzed by the bound HRP conjugate to a blue colored product. The blue color on this HIV ELISA Kit test turns yellow after the reaction is stopped with sulfuric acid. The amount of color intensity can be measured and it is proportional to the amount of antibody captured in the wells of this HIV ELISA Kit test and to the sample respectively. Wells containing samples negative for anti-HIV 1/2 remain colorless on this HIV ELISA Kit test.

 

* this HIV ELISA Kit is certified for use in Europe and any other country in the world, except the United States.

 

HIV ELISA KIT (HIV 1,2 Ag/Ab) ELISA Kit*

The HIV ELISA KIT -  HIV Ag &Ab is an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for qualitative determination of antigens or antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) type 1 and/or type 2 in human serum or plasma. The method is also known as 4th generation ELISA for HIV detection. This HIV ELILSA Kit is intended for screening of blood donors and as an aid for the diagnosis of clinical conditions related to infection with HIV-1and/or HIV-2 e.g. the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

 

The human immunodeficiency viruses type 1 and type 2 are the etiological agents of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and related conditions. HIV has been isolated from patients with AIDS, AIDS related complex (ARC) and from healthy individuals at high risk for AIDS. Infection with HIV is followed by an acute flu-like illness. This phase may remain unnoticed and the relationship to HIV infection may not be clear in many cases. The acute phase is typically followed by an asymptomatic carrier state, which progresses to clinical AIDS in about 50% of infected individuals within 10 years after seroconversion. Serological evidence of infection with HIV may be obtained by testing (using the HIV ELISA Kit) for presence of HIV antigens or antibodies in serum of individuals suspected for HIV infection.  Antigens can generally be detected on this HIV ELISA Kit test during both acute phase and the symptomatic phase of AIDS only. The Antibodies to HIV-1 and/or HIV-2 can be detected, using this HIV ELISA Kit, throughout virtually the whole infection period, starting at, or shortly after the acute phase and lasting till the end stage of AIDS.

 

*this HIV ELISA Kit is available anywhere in the world except Europe and the United States.

 

HIV RAPID TEST*

Diagnostic Automation/Cortez Diagnostics, Inc. offers HIV Rapid Tests for presence of the HIV virus in human serum and plasma samples.  This HIV Rapid Test is a OneStep HIV 1+2 rapid test Serum RapiCard™ InstaTest (Rapi-Flow) that is a direct binding screening test for the presence of antibodies to HIV 1 and HIV 2 viruses.  The HIV Rapid Test is a  one step test that is very sensitive and rapid. HIV Rapid test results are read visually without any instrumentation.  The HIV Rapid test — The OneStep HIV 1+2 Serum RapiCard™ InstaTest (Rapi-Flow) can be run on serum and plasma samples. This HIV Rapid test works best on fresh samples.  The HIV Rapid Test is based on the principle of double sandwich immunoassay for the determination of anti-HIV-1 and anti-HIV-2 in serum/plasma.  Recombinant HIV antigens are employed to specifically identify anti-HIV antibodies specifically.

*this HIV Rapid Test is available anywhere in the world except Europe and the United States.

 

BLOOD BLANK SCREENING – BLOOD BANK ELISA KITS

Donors are screened for health risks that could make the donation unsafe for the recipient, for example HIV, malaria, and hepatitis.  Diagnostic Automation/Cortez Diagnostics, Inc. has played an important role in the assistance of detecting tainted blood samples by offering products to blood banks worldwide that would aid in detecting viruses such as the HIV virus, Hepatitis, and Syphillis.  Please contact our Customer Service Department for information about any of these HIV ELISA Kits, Hepatitis ELISA Kits, (TPA) Syphillis ELISA Kits, HIV Rapid Tests, or any other drug testing products of interest.

 

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Diagnostic Automation/Cortez Diagnostics, Inc. is a USA based company manufacturing and distributing ELISA Test Kits (Autoimmune diseases ELISA Kit, Cardiac Markers, Allergy ELISA kits, HIV ELISA kits, etc.) and Rapid Tests (HIV Rapid Test, Drug Tests or Drugs of Abuse Rapid Tests, Cardiac Rapid Tests, Allergy Rapid Tests, Cancer Rapid Tests, Pregnancy Rapid Tests, Urine Reagent Strips, etc.) and IFA Kits (Autoimmune diseases IFA Kits, Autoimmune Disease Kits, Bacterial Disease IFA Kits, etc.) and Chemilluminescence immuno assays (Infectious Disease kits, Fertility Assays/CLIA kits, Diabetes Assays/CLIA kits, Cardio-Vascular/CLIA kits, Tumor Marker Assays kits, etc.) and ELISA readers – ELISA washers and Serology test kits.

 

Please contact our Customer Service Department for information about any of these ELISA Test Kits, CLIA Kits, IFA Kits, or any other drug testing products of interest.

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Legionella Urinary Antigen Test kit

Now our kits include 1 vial positive control

 

Positive Control-what is it?
Essentially the positive control is a little vial that contains the Legionella Antigen.

 

Why use it?

You use it to verify the quality of the test kit

 

How to use it?

It’s actually easy. You perform the test using the positive control the same way that you would test your own sample.

 

Several laboratory tests can be used to detect the Legionella bacteria within the body.  The most commonly used laboratory test for diagnosis is the urinary antigen test, which detects Legionella bacteria from a urine specimen, or sample.

Our Legionella Urinary Antigen Test has the following features:

• Detect Legionella pneumophila ATCCstrain 33152 at about 3000 CFU/mL

 

• Does not cross react with Klebsiella pneumonia, Enterobacter and E. Coli

 

If you are interested in obtaining more information about our products or would like to discuss distributorship opportunities, please contact us via email.

onestep@rapidtest.com

 

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