Comments on: Overdiagnosis of malaria hurts the patient (and you and me) http://topnaman.com/diagnosis/overdiagnosis-of-malaria-hurts-the-patient-and-you-and-me/ malaria news and discussion Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:17:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: michael makler md http://topnaman.com/diagnosis/overdiagnosis-of-malaria-hurts-the-patient-and-you-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-6101 michael makler md Tue, 18 May 2010 19:18:21 +0000 http://topnaman.com/diagnosis/overdiagnosis-of-malaria-hurts-the-patient-and-you-and-me/#comment-6101 My colleague Dr Robert Piper and I have been developing diagnostics for malaria for the last 30 years. We have developed a series of monoclonal antibodies (mabs) to Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase. These mabs in well made rapid malaria tests (Carestart™ for example) are able to diagnose all five forms of human malaria to levels of 10-100 parasites/ul. We believe that these Rapid Malaria Tests should be used before treatment. They are designed to be used in the far field where microscopes, slides and staining reagents are not available. The mabs are also useful to diagnose animal malaria (see malariaantibodies.com). I am well over retirement age and both Dr Piper and I wish to sell all the clones that produce these mabs ( about 20). Any one seriously interested in the purchase of all the clones should contact one of us. Our mabs are able to monitor therapy as well as to diagnosis. As far as I am aware there have never been a significant deletion of pLDH in malaria parasites. Mikeatflow@aol.com robert-piper@uiowa.edu My colleague Dr Robert Piper and I have been developing diagnostics for malaria for the last 30 years. We have developed a series of monoclonal antibodies (mabs) to Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase. These mabs in well made rapid malaria tests (Carestart™ for example) are able to diagnose all five forms of human malaria to levels of 10-100 parasites/ul. We believe that these Rapid Malaria Tests should be used before treatment. They are designed to be used in the far field where microscopes, slides and staining reagents are not available.

The mabs are also useful to diagnose animal malaria (see malariaantibodies.com).

I am well over retirement age and both Dr Piper and I wish to sell all the clones that produce these mabs ( about 20). Any one seriously interested in the purchase of all the clones should contact one of us. Our mabs are able to monitor therapy as well as to diagnosis. As far as I am aware there have never been a significant deletion of pLDH in malaria parasites.

Mikeatflow@aol.com
robert-piper@uiowa.edu

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