QBC Diagnostics Malaria Test

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