Test ID: MAL
Malaria/Babesia Smear
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
9240
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
The thick and thin Giemsa-stained malaria smears are not only useful for the rapid and accurate detection and species identification of Plasmodium, but also can be used to detect Babesia, trypanosomes, and some species of microfilariae.
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Giemsa Stain
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Malaria/Babesia Smear
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
Babesia
Plasmodium
Plasmodium
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