RAPCARL: A rapid Carbohydrate Array Lateral Flow Test Technology for simultaneous detection of thirteen different species from S. pneumoniae, N. meningitides and H. influenzae

Diagnostics of infectious diseases based on carbohydrate antigens is a sensitive alternative to commonly used capturing protein agents on lateral flow test strips. This application note describes a rapid test technology for 13 major disease-causing bacteria strains from Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitides and Haemophilus influenzae using polysaccharides on lateral flow membranes.