Test ID: LCMAL
Malaria, Molecular Detection, PCR
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
87860
NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
Yes
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Detection of Plasmodium DNA and identification of the infecting species
An adjunct to conventional microscopy of Giemsa-stained films
Detection and confirmatory identification of Plasmodium species: Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium malariae, and Plasmodium knowlesi
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)/DNA Probe Hybridization
(PCR is utilized pursuant to a license agreement with Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.)
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Malaria PCR
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium knowlesi
Plasmodium malariae
Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium knowlesi
Plasmodium malariae
Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium vivax
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