Test Types
The NRCP offer the following tests:
| Diseases | Tests | Specimen Type (Volume required) |
|---|---|---|
| African trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness) | Serology - ELISA | Serum (1 mL) |
| African trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness) | PCR | EDTA blood (4 mL) CSF (1 mL) |
| American trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease) | Serology - ELISA | Serum (1 mL) |
| American trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease) | Serology – Immunoblot (only confirmatory) | Serum (1 mL) |
| American trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease) | PCR | EDTA blood (4 mL) |
| Amoebiasis | Serology - ELISA | Serum (1 mL) |
| Amoebiasis | PCR | Faecal sample-without SAF (1 g) |
| Babesiosis | Serology - IFA | Serum (1 mL) |
| Babesiosis | PCR | EDTA blood (4 mL) |
| Baylisascaris infection | Serology - Immunoblot | Serum (1 mL) |
| Cryptosporidiosis | Other – Lateral Flow | Faecal sample-with SAF (5 mL) |
| Cysticercosis | Serology - Immunoblot | Serum, CSF, Plasma (1 mL) |
| Cysticercosis | PCR | Biopsy (0.5 g) CSF (1 mL) |
| Echinococcus (Hydatid Disease) | Serology - ELISA | Serum (1 mL) | Echinococcus (Hydatid Disease) | PCR | Biopsy (0.5 g) | Fascioliasis | Serology - ELISA | Serum (1 mL) | Filariasis (Brugia malayi) | Serology - ELISA | Serum (1 mL) | Filariasis (Wuchereria bancrofti) | Serology - ICT | Serum, plasma, heparinized blood (1 mL) | Gnathostomiasis | Serology - Immunoblot | Serum (1 mL) | Giardiasis | Other – Lateral Flow | Faecal sample-with SAF (5 mL) | Leishmaniasis (L. donovani, L. infantum) | Serology - DAT | Serum (1 mL) | Leishmaniasis (cutaneous) | Other - Culture | Biopsy, Aspirate, Lesion scraping (variable) | Leishmaniasis (Genus detection) | PCR | EDTA blood (4 mL) Biopsy (3 mm punch biopsy) Lesion scraping , Aspirate (variable) |
Malaria | Serology - IFA | Serum (1 mL) | Malaria | PCR | EDTA blood (4 mL) | Paragonimus | Serology - Immunoblot | Serum (1 mL) | Schistosomiasis | Serology - ELISA | Serum (1 mL) | Strongyloidiasis | Serology - ELISA | Serum (1 mL) | Strongyloidiasis | Serology – Immunoblot (only confirmatory) | Serum (1 mL) | Toxocariasis | Serology - ELISA | Serum (1 mL) | Toxoplasmosis | PCR | EDTA blood (4 mL) pleural fluid, CSF, vitreous fluid, amniotic fluid (1 mL) |
Trichinosis | Serology - ELISA | Serum (1 mL) |
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