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To the Editor: The ParaSight F antigen-capture assay (dipstick test) (Becton Dickinson Microbiology Systems, Sparks, Md.) is a new diagnostic test for Plasmodium falciparum malaria based on the detection of circulating histidine-rich protein-2 antigen. Several studies have shown that this dipstick test is a simple and accurate way to diagnose P. falciparum infection, both in areas where malaria is endemic and in travelers returning from such areas.^1,2 This test was used in conjunction with conventional Giemsa-stained blood films in a busy department of internal medicine that is also responsible for the management of imported tropical diseases. Over the one-year period . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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