Simple finger prick fresh blood technique for use on the ocular surface

Use of micro samples of finger prick blo

Use of micro samples of finger prick blood dried on filter paper for a quick and simple dipstick dot-EIA for diagnosis of amebic liver abscess (ALA)

✍ Manoj Sharma; S. Ghosh; A. K. Singal; B. S. Anand; G. P. Talwar 📂 Article 📅 1994 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 241 KB

Filter paper was used as a support to absorb micro samples of finger prick blood for detection of antibodies to Entamoeba histolytica (causative organism of amebiasis) by a rapid dipstick dot-EIA technique; 8 pI of blood was sufficient to saturate discs (diameter 6 mm) of Whatman paper No. 3. Condit