Methodology
Dried blood spots as a source of anti-malarial antibodies for epidemiological studies
-
* Corresponding author: Patrick H Corran patrick.corran@lshtm.ac.uk
1 Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK
2 Biotherapeutics Group, National Institute for Biological Standards & Control, South Mimms, Herts EN6 3QG, UK
3 Joint Malaria Programme, KCMC Hospital, Box 2228, Moshi, Tanzania
4 MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis & Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK
5 Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Malaria Journal 2008, 7:195 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-195
Published: 30 September 2008Additional files
Additional File 1:
Estimation of recoveries from ODs. Outline of methods used to calculate relative recoveries from two sets of ODs of same samples.
Format: PDF Size: 23KB Download file
This file can be viewed with: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Additional File 2:
Protocol for obtaining, storing and reconstituting blood spots for serological purposes. A full recommended protocol for Preparing, sampling and storing blood spots for serological use, and instructions for reconstituting and assaying antibodies by ELISA.
Format: PDF Size: 27KB Download file
This file can be viewed with: Adobe Acrobat Reader